Local preview (fast development)

Run the site on your machine so you can see changes immediately without pushing to GitHub Pages.

One-time setup

From the project root (eeboogi.github.io):

cd /path/to/eeboogi.github.io
bundle install

If you use Homebrew Ruby (common on macOS), ensure it is on your PATH before bundle:

export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin:$PATH"

Start a live preview server

cd /path/to/eeboogi.github.io
export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin:$PATH"   # if needed
bundle exec jekyll serve

Then open http://127.0.0.1:4000/ (or the URL Jekyll prints).

• Edits to most files are picked up automatically; restart the server if you change _config.yml.
• Press Ctrl+C in the terminal to stop the server.

Optional: different host or port

bundle exec jekyll serve -H 127.0.0.1 -P 4000

Optional: LiveReload (browser auto-refresh)

bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

Build without serving (check that the site compiles)

bundle exec jekyll build

Output is written to _site/. This does not start a server.

Clean rebuild (if something looks stale)

bundle exec jekyll clean
bundle exec jekyll serve

Why this is faster than GitHub Pages

GitHub Pages only shows what is committed and pushed, after Actions finishes. jekyll serve uses your current files on disk, so you iterate locally, then push when you are happy.