# Gitfolio [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=about.me%20and%20medium%20but%20for%20every%20github%20user&url=https://github.com/imfunniee/gitfolio)   
### about.me + medium but for every github user
Gitfolio will help get started with a portfolio website where you could showcase your work + a blog that will help you spread your ideas into real world.
# Getting Started
### Fork this repository
Get yourself a copy of this repository by forking it as `username.github.io` so you could customize it.
### Let's build
a. Clone the repository you just forked using ``git clone`` or just simply download it.
b. Now ``cd`` into the repository you just cloned and run the below command
```
$ npm i
```
This will install all the dependencies you will need to build your website.
c. After its done installing the dependencies run this command where `username` is your username on github
```
$ node build --name username
```
This will create `index.css` and `index.html` files in your working directory.
d. Congrats, you just made yourself a personal website.
e. To run your website open `index.html` or simply type `index.html` and hit enter in your terminal.
> if you get stuck somewhere or get an error, please create an issue
### Let's customize
#### Enabling Dark theme
To enable dark theme just provide `--dark` as an argument while building
```
$ node build --name username --dark
```
#### Customize background image
To customize the background image just provide `--background [url]` argument while building
You could also add in your custom CSS inside `index.css` to give it a more personal feel.
### Let's Publish
You can host your website using github pages and use a custom domain aswell or simply use `username.github.io`.
### Updating
To update your info, follow the same steps shown in `Let's build` part
### Add a Blog
To add your first blog run this command, make sure the title don't have spaces.
```
$ node blog --title my-first-blog
```
This will create a `my-first-blog` folder inside `blog`. Inside `my-first-blog` you will find an `index.html` file which contains all the necessary elements for writing a blog. Customize the content of the file to write your first blog.
This also adds content to `blog.json` file. This file helps in showcasing your blogs on your personal website as cards. You could customize the JSON object that corresponds your current blog.
Default JSON Format
```
{
"url_title": "my-first-blog", // the title you provide while creating a new blog
"title": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", // main title of blog
"sub_title": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.", // sub-title of blog
"top_image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553748024-d1b27fb3f960?w=1450", // main image of blog
Blog are disabled by default. To enable them head over to `assets/index.html` and find `<div id="blog_section" style="display:none;">`. Remove the style attribute to show your blogs on your personal website.
After enabling blogs you need to run the `build` command to update your personal website.
