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Not a Web Developer?
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====================
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You're in the wrong place. **Go to <http://dear.desi>** and follow the instructions there.
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Did you mean to come here?
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==========================
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If you're a normal person interested in *Desi, the DIY blog platform for normal people*,
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you might have meant to go to [DearDesi](http://dear.desi) instead.
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Otherwise, if you're a cyborg, wizzard, or web developer: carry on.
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Dear Desi
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=========
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These instructions cover the command line only.
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If you want instructions for the web interface, head over to [DearDesi](http://dear.desi).
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Command Line Install (for developers)
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--------------------
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This assumes that you already have `git` and `iojs` (or `node`) installed,
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otherwise see [iojs-install-script](https://github.com/coolaj86/iojs-install-script)
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```
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npm install -g desi
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```
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That was easy
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Quick Usage
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-------
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* desi init -d ~/Desktop/new-blog
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* pushd ~/Desktop/new-blog
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* desi post "my first post"
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* desi build
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* desi serve
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<http://local.dear.desi:65080>
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**Note**: both through command line and web you need `site.yml` and `authors/xyz.yml` configured in order to create a post (as well as build).
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The post commands output the location of post in various formats.
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Initialize your blog (step 1)
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--------
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You can do this 3 ways:
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1. Create a new blog with `desi init -d ~/Desktop/blog`
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2. Clone the seed project and themes yourself
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3. Clone the seed project and import your posts and themes
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### Automated (desi init)
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```bash
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# initialize (and or create) a blog directory
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desi init -d ~/Desktop/blog
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# initialize the current directory
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pushd ~/Desktop/blog
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desi init
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```
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Note that you cannot initialize a directory that is already in use
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(where 'in use' means has at least one non-dotfile).
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### Manual (clone yourself)
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There are a number of themes available at <https://github.com/DearDesi>,
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just look for ones with 'theme' in the description.
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```bash
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git clone git@github.com:DearDesi/desirae-blog-template.git ~/my-desirae-blog
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pushd ~/my-desirae-blog
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git submodule add git@github.com:DearDesi/ruhoh-bootstrap-2.git themes/ruhoh-bootstrap-2
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```
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You will need to make sure that you have some details about your theme in `config.yml`.
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Basically that means that you specify a [`datamap`](https://github.com/DearDesi?query=datamap)
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and which defaults for a `page` and `post` in the `layouts` folder.
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Just open it up, it'll make sense.
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### Migrate (import another blog)
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Obviously this is a little different for everyone, so here's what I'd recommend:
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1. start by following the Automated procedure above
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2. copy over your posts/articles folder(s)
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3. edit `config.yml` to add a config with a permalink with your collections (posts, articles, essays, whatever you call them)
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4. skip ahead to the *Setup your blog* section and make sure your `site.yml` and `authors/xxx.yml` are correct.
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5. run `desi build -d /path/to/blog` to test if there are any issues with your existing yaml
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* if there are, you can take a look at the [normalize](https://github.com/DearDesi/desirae/blob/master/lib/transform-core.js#L72) function and perhaps hand-edit a few things (and when you're ready, you can [register your transform](https://github.com/DearDesi/deardesi/blob/master/bin/deardesi.js#L28) for collections.
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6. Now copy over your theme and set it to be the default in `site.yml`
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7. build again. Your site probably won't look right:
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* look for stuff like `urls.base_url`, `host`, `page.url` that might have an extra `/` at the beginning or end or be named slightly differently.
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See <https://github.com/DearDesi/desirae/blob/master/GLOSSARY.md> for disambiguation about the meaning of terms in Desi.
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Setup your blog (step 2)
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------------
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1. Create an authors file in `authors/YOUR_NAME.yml` and model it after [this example](https://github.com/DearDesi/deardesi/blob/master/example/authors/johndoe.yml)
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* You don't need to use all of the fields (your template might not even support them all)
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2. Create a site file as `site.yml`, similar to [this example](https://github.com/DearDesi/deardesi/blob/master/example/site.yml)
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**Important Things**
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* `site.yml.base_url` - the point of ownership (usually blog.example.com or example.com)
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* `site.yml.base_path` - where the blog is "mounted", relative to the `base_url` (usually `/` or `/blog`)
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* `authors/me.yml.name` - most templates use this
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* `authors/me.yml.email` - and this
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* `authors/me.yml.twitter` - and this
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Build your blog (step 2)
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The build *will* fail if you don't have `site.yml` and `authors/johndoe.yml` configured.
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```bash
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desi build -d /path/to/blog
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desi serve -d /path/to/blog
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```
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Now open up your evergreen browser to <http://local.dear.desi:65080>
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