Overkyll Jekyll Theme
Presentation
Fast and light, it can be use for a small blog or as a theme for starting a bigger site. Find the code of overkyll on Github
It implements this differents technologies :
- ITCSS architecture.
 - Modular scale typography
 - Unison JS Unifying named breakpoints across CSS, JS, and HTML
 - LocalFont Implement localStorage web font caching in seconds
 - LoadingCSS A function for loading CSS asynchronously
 - Overpass An open source webfont family inspired by Highway Gothic
 - Open Color Color optimized for UI like font, background, border, etc.
 - Css lock Progressive increasing fontsize - in canal and river navigation
 
Install as Gem Theme
Jekyll requires Ruby so make sure Ruby is installed before you begin.
Start a New Site
- Install Jekyll and Bundler
gem install jekyll bundler
 - Create a New Site
jekyll new mysite
 - Move into that directory
cd mysite
 - Verify
- Run 
bundle exec jekyll serve - Browse to http://localhost:4000
 
 - Run 
 - Download Overkyll Theme
- Replace the line 
gem "minima"with this:gem "overkyll-jekyll-theme"
 - Run 
bundle install 
 - Replace the line 
 - Tell Jekyll to use Overkyll Theme
- Open 
_config.ymland change the linetheme: minimato this:theme: overkyll-jekyll-theme
 
 - Open 
 
Migrate an Existing Site
NOTE This requires you to be upgraded to at least Jekyll 3.3 which added support for themes and assets.
- Download Overkyll Theme
- Replace the line 
gem "minima"with this:gem "overkyll-jekyll-theme"
 - Run 
bundle install 
 - Replace the line 
 - Tell Jekyll to use Overkyll Theme
- Open 
_config.ymland change the linetheme: minimato this:theme: overkyll-jekyll-theme
 
 - Open 
 
Jekyll 2.x Method
Jekyll requires Ruby so make sure Ruby is installed before you begin.
- Download this site
git clone https://github.com/bertrandkeller/overkyll-jekyll-theme.git
 - Move into its directory
cd overkyll-jekyll-theme
 - Install Required Gems
bundle install
 - Verify
- Run 
bundle exec jekyll serve - Browse to http://localhost:4000
 
 - Run 
 
