(Outdated) Windows installation

2026-01-29 note: I no longer recommend running simple-pages from Windows directly. It’s much easier to run in WSL.

Basic instructions for GitHub pages are here.

1. Learn how to use a good text editor. Good choices:
   • Atom
   • Notepad++
   • Emacs (advanced)
2. Download and install Git for Windows.
3. Download and run the latest Ruby+Devkit from Ruby Installer.
4. Download a copy of the simple-pages repository and rename it to your own project’s name.
5. In the project folder, run update.bat. This will take a few minutes to download and build various Ruby packages from the Internet.
6. Run server.bat.

A browser tab should open with a preview of your new site! Next you can customize your site with _config.yml and index.md and start writing posts.