jekyll on docker container

Here’s how to run Jekyll in a Docker container.

mkdir blog
cd blog
docker run -v $(pwd):/site bretfisher/jekyll new .

Start jekyll.

docker run -p 4000:4000 -v $(pwd):/site bretfisher/jekyll-serve

Another option is to use docker compose. Just create a docker-compose.yml file.

version: 3.5
services:
  jekyll:
    image: bretfisher/jekyll-serve
    volumes:
      - .:/site
    ports:
      - '4000:4000'

Start Jekyll by using docker-compose up. -d means detach or run in the background.

cd blog
docker-compose up -d

Stop Jekyll.

cd blog
docker-compose down