# Project Zeppelin / GDG DevFest 2014 site template
### About
Project Zeppelin allows you to setup awesome GDG DevFest site in 5 minutes.
Project is builded on top of [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/) - simple, blog-aware, static site generator. Jekyll also happens to be the engine behind GitHub Pages, which means you can use Jekyll to host your website from GitHub’s servers for free. [Learn more about Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/).
Template is brought by [GDG Lviv](http://lviv.gdg.org.ua/) team.
Or watch project presentation from [GDG[x] Townhall meeting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYmhheoLjcI). Slides available [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19aM7yNl_orDaCNND5LpCY3fShb6PyMltnzYfKvV8R_8/edit?usp=sharing)
Check if you have [all requirments for local environment](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/), install [Jekyll server](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/quickstart/) gem.
**NOTE:** in this mode all changes to html and data files will be automatically regenerated, but after changing ```_config.yml``` you have to restart server.
Install the latest version of [Compass](http://compass-style.org/). Ruby uses Gems to manage its various packages of code like Sass. In your open terminal window type:
Then for combining media queries you can use [Sass::MediaQueryCombiner](https://github.com/aaronjensen/sass-media_query_combiner) plugin. Install with command
```bash
gem install sass-media_query_combiner
```
And for prefixing css3 properties use [Autoprefixer](https://github.com/ai/autoprefixer)
**Note:** Also you need to install [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/)
To watch changes of `.sass` files and compile it to the `.css` on a fly change property `safe: true` to `safe: false` in `_config.yml`.
**Note: It works only on local machine, because GitHub runs Jekyll in `--save` [mode](https://help.github.com/articles/using-jekyll-with-pages/#configuration-overrides)**
But for Mac OS users available amazing tool - [imageoptim](https://imageoptim.com/). Thanks [@raphaelsavina](https://github.com/raphaelsavina) for link.
Going to use template? Go on! The only thing we ask - let us know at [*lviv@gdg.org.ua*](mailto:lviv@gdg.org.ua) so we can include you to this list, or make a pull request.
Project is published under the [MIT licence](https://github.com/gdg-x/zeppelin/blob/master/LICENSE.txt). Feel free to clone and modify repo as you want, but don't forget to add reference to authors :)