Configuring an Existing Octopress Site On a New Machine

Every time I set up a new machine, I have to figure out how write posts on my Octopress blog. I usually follow these instructions, but have to tweak them slightly to work for me. I fanally decided to write down the exact steps I use so I don’t have to figure them out every time. Hopefully it’s useful for someone else as well.

Step 1 – Run Octopress setup

git clone git://github.com/imathis/octopress.git octopress
cd octopress    # If you use RVM, You'll be asked if you trust the .rvmrc file (say yes).
ruby --version  # Should report Ruby 1.9.3
gem install bundler # On Linux/OSX you may need to run "sudo gem install bundler" instead
bundle install
rake install
rake setup_github_pages

The main purpose of setting up Octopress like this is to get the main layout configured correctly.

Step 2 – Reset to your blog’s branch tips

git fetch origin source
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/source source
git reset --hard origin/source
cd _deploy
git fetch origin master
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master
git reset --hard origin/master

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Configuring an Existing Octopress Site on a New Machine

Step 1 – Run Octopress setup

Step 2 – Reset to your blog’s branch tips