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[](http://forthebadge.com)
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[](http://forthebadge.com)
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### About
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My website, [vickysteeves.com](http://vickysteeves.com), upgraded from coding-by-hand (n00b) to [Nikola](https://getnikola.com/), a static site generator.
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### Building
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This site relies on Python and [Nikola](https://getnikola.com/), a static site generator.
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I would recommend you use a virtualenv to build and view this website. This is a Python tool to create isolated Python environments. The HitchHiker's Guide to Python has a [great guide](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/) on virtual environments that I used to learn how to use/interact with virtualenvs.
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Here's how to make and activate a virtual environment:
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<pre><code># install the tool virtualenv
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$ pip install virtualenv
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# create the Python 3 virtual environment
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$ virtualenv -p python3 my-website
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# activate the virtual environment
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$ source my-website/bin/activate
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</pre></code>
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Now, you can get started and install all of the dependecies of my website!
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<pre><code># install the dependencies
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$ pip install Nikola['extras']
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# clone this repo
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$ git clone git@gitlab.com:VickySteeves/personal-website.git
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# change directory (cd) so you are in the right folder for the website
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$ cd personal-website
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# build the website
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$ nikola build
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# see the website
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$ nikola serve -b
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</pre></code>
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You should now be able to see and interact with my website locally!
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### RSS Feed
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Found here: [http://vickysteeves.com/rss.xml](http://vickysteeves.com/rss.xml)
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