📅 2025-03-10 — Session: Setup and Deployment of Hugo Techdoc Site

🕒 20:20–20:35
🏷️ Labels: Hugo, Github, Deployment, Techdoc, Jupyter, Web Development
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary goal of this session was to set up and deploy a Hugo Techdoc site with GitHub integration, while addressing any Git-related issues and exploring potential enhancements.

Key Activities

  • Starting Fresh with a Clean Repository: Discussed the importance of starting with a clean repository to avoid complications in project management.
  • Setting Up a Hugo Site: Followed a step-by-step guide to initialize a new Hugo site, integrate it with GitHub, and deploy it to GitHub Pages.
  • Fixing Git Issues: Resolved Git issues by adding the theme as a submodule, committing changes, and ensuring proper linkage to the GitHub repository.
  • Understanding Hugo’s Home Page Structure: Explored methods to customize the home page of a Hugo site.
  • Integrating Jupyter Notebooks: Planned the integration of Jupyter notebooks into the Hugo Techdoc site, evaluating HTML and Markdown conversion methods.

Achievements

  • Successfully set up and deployed a Hugo Techdoc site with GitHub integration.
  • Resolved Git-related issues during deployment.

Pending Tasks

  • Further explore the integration of Jupyter notebooks into the Hugo site to enhance documentation capabilities.