From 02c53e886732bc3317fbdbc3e9fdb82386366b6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: weru <onewesh@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 21:17:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add file --- exampleSite/content/docs/use-forestry-cms.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/use-forestry-cms.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/use-forestry-cms.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f8f10b --- /dev/null +++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/use-forestry-cms.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ ++++ +title = "Use forestry CMS" +description = "" +weight = 3 +draft = false ++++ + +Do you prefer managing your site using a CMS? Or would you like to make it easier for someone (a non-techie, perhaps) in your team to make edits easily? If interested, follow along. Else, skip to the [next section](../overview/) + +Let's sync your site with forestry CMS. + +## Prerequisites !! + +Obviously you ought to have __a github account__. This is where your website source will live. Basically, forestry will read from github and write (commmit) to your github repo. + +> Gitlab or bitbucket will work too. Just check their [implementation here](https://forestry.io/docs/git-sync/gitlab/). Happy fishing. + +### Requirement 1 : A Forestry account + +Jump over to [forestry](https://bit.ly/forestry-account) and sign up for an account. Consider signing up using your github account. That way, you don't have to deal with passwords. + +### Requirement 2: A Netlify account _(optional)_ + +If you intend to host with something other than Netlify _e.g github pages_, please scroll on. Hosting with Netlify is a lot of fun though; I highly recommend it. + +### Step 1 : Fork or Clone Compse theme + +First we will fork this [bigspring](https://github.com/themefisher/bigspring-hugo-startup-theme) template. + +### Step 2 : Add your repository in Forestry + +> The exampleSite already comes with prefilled default forestry settings. If you set up your site using [option 2](../getting-started/#option-2-recommended), look for a file `.forestry/settings.yml` and remove all `exampleSite/` strings from it. + +Go to your [forestry](https://bit.ly/forestry-account) account and click on `import your site now`. + +1. Choose `hugo` +2. `github` or `gitlab`. wherever your repo is at. +3. Select your repo -- Gitblit v1.10.0