How to use GitLab to build a personal blog

In recent years, personal blogs have become an indispensable part of programmers, designers and other people. However, setting up a blog is not an easy task for novices. There are many options, such as using WordPress, Hugo, Jekyll and other technologies, but these solutions are somewhat cumbersome. This article will introduce how to use GitLab to build a personal blog, providing help for novices who want to quickly build their own blog.

GitLab is a collection of tools used for a series of projects such as code hosting, issue tracking, continuous integration and deployment. In addition, GitLab is also ideal for hosting e-books, documents, and websites. On GitLab, you can submit your own articles using Git to complete blog building and management.

The following are the steps to build a blog based on GitLab:

1. Create your own GitLab account

If you don’t have a GitLab account yet, you need to first Create. Go to the GitLab official website, click the "Register" button on the upper right, and fill in the necessary information, then you will get a GitLab account.

2. Create a new project

Create a new project on GitLab and make it public or private. If you don’t want others to see your blog, make it private. If you don't care, make it public. You also need to add files such as README.md or LICENSE, which will generate an initial Git repository.

3. Create a branch

Create a new branch to save the blog. Name this new branch gh-pages. This name is used when GitLab Pages automatically publishes.

4. Create your own blog

Under the gh-pages branch, you need to create a file named "index.html" to host your blog. You can use a theme or use your own HTML and CSS code. What follows is a simple example.

    
        <title>这是我的博客</title>
    
    
        <h1 id="欢迎来到我的博客">欢迎来到我的博客！</h1>
        <p>我正在使用GitLab Pages搭建我的个人博客。</p>
    

In this example, you will see the information displayed in your web page. You can use CSS to design your blog, or you can use other HTML markup to create lists, tables, or images.

5. Demo Blog

Deploy your website on GitLab so you can demo it. Navigate to the "Settings" -> "Pages" page of the repository and set the "Default Branch" to "gh-pages". This way, when you commit to the gh-pages branch, your blog will be generated and published. It can be accessed via username.gitlab.io/projectname/, where username and projectname are your GitLab username and project name.

Now, you have successfully created your blog. You can modify and commit code in the remote repository to update the content on the blog. Your changes will be verified when you visit the site again.

In short, using GitLab and GitLab Pages to build a personal blog is a convenient, fast and free method. By following the steps above, you can quickly build your own personal blog and publish it to the world.

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