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check-it — Jekyll Blog Template

By ianagpawa

An entertainment blog built on Jekyll and the Minimal Mistakes theme, used to publish movie, TV series, and music recommendations.

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Built on the Jekyll static site generator

Uses the Minimal Mistakes Jekyll theme as the foundation for pages and typography

Content focus is movie, TV series, and music recommendations

README provides steps for installing Ruby and Jekyll and managing dependencies with bundle

Local preview via bundle exec jekyll serve on port 4000

Repository uses the MIT license; demo site is hosted on GitHub Pages

Template Details

check-it is an entertainment blog template positioned for movie, TV series, and music recommendations. The project is based on the Jekyll static site generator and uses the Minimal Mistakes Jekyll theme as the foundation for pages and typography, so structures such as post lists, inner pages, and the about page follow the theme's existing layouts. The repository includes a local development workflow described in the README: after cloning the repository, install Ruby and Jekyll, run bundle install to install dependencies, then preview locally via bundle exec jekyll serve on port 4000; after changes, manually refresh the browser.

The template's visual assets come from Unsplash and Pexels, both listed in the README's acknowledgements; the licensing of these images and other third-party assets such as fonts and icons must be checked separately and is not covered by the code's MIT license. The repository uses the MIT license, allowing use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code, provided the copyright notice and license text are retained when distributing. The demo site is hosted on GitHub Pages and can serve as a reference for page structure and content organization.

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Use Cases

Building a static blog focused on movie, TV series, and music recommendations
Customizing an entertainment content site based on the Minimal Mistakes theme
Using as a reference project for local Jekyll blog development and GitHub Pages deployment

Suitable For

Individual authors who need a starting structure for a Jekyll static blog
Writers publishing film, TV, and music recommendation content
Developers familiar with or willing to use the Minimal Mistakes theme

Getting started & customization

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Ruby and Jekyll must be installed first; the README provides installation guidance for the corresponding versions
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After cloning the repository, run bundle install to install dependencies; bundle update can be used to update
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Run bundle exec jekyll serve to preview locally at http://localhost:4000/; after changes, manually refresh the browser
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Third-party image assets such as those from Unsplash and Pexels must be checked separately under their respective licenses

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Free to use · keep license notice

This entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to this version of the code and does not mean external services or third-party assets are free.

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Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code are permitted.
When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.

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During local development, the browser must be manually refreshed after changes; there is no automatic hot reload.
A Ruby runtime must be installed separately (the README guidance is Ruby 2.7.5); it is not a pure static file setup that works out of the box.
Jekyll 4.2.2 and bundler dependencies must be installed separately; building the site depends on this external toolchain.
Demo image assets come from Unsplash; their licensing is not covered by the code's MIT license and must be checked separately before commercial use.
Demo image assets come from Pexels; their licensing is not covered by the code's MIT license and must be checked separately before commercial use.
Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT license.
External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.

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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
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The app requires manual reload of the browser if there are any changes made.
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Install `ruby`, [Ruby 2.7.5 Quickstart]
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Install `jekyll`: [Jekyll 4.2.2 Quickstart]
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[Unsplash](https://unsplash.com)
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[Pexels](https://pexels.com)
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Template Information

Source platforms: GitHub
Documentation and maintenance reference score: Partly documented · 65 / 100
Technologies: Jekyll
Website type: Blog

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Repository update recorded: 2023-10-08
Screenshot last checked: 2026-10-04

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# CheckIt
#### An entertainment blog  focusing on movie, show and music recommendations built on Jekyll and [Minimal Mistakes Jekyll theme](https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/).

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## Quick start
Clone repo: `git clone https://github.com/ianagpawa/check-it.git`

### Prerequesites
- Install `ruby`, [Ruby 2.7.5 Quickstart](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/).
   * [Installer with Dev Kit ](https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/)
   * During install stage, when prompted, run `ridk install` option.
   * Verify install by running the `ruby -v` command.

- Install `jekyll`: [Jekyll 4.2.2 Quickstart](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/)
   * After installing Ruby, run command `gem install jekyll bundler`.
   * Verify install by running the `jekyll -v` command.
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## Project setup.

### Install Gems
   Run command `bundle install`.
### Update Gems
   Run command `bundle update`.
### Development server on local
   Run `bundle exec jekyll serve` to serve the app locally on `http://localhost:4000/`. The app requires manual reload of the browser if there are any changes made.

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## Credits

### Creator

**Ian Agpawa**
- [email protected]
- <https://github.com/ianagpawa>

### Other:

- [Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/)
- [Minimal Mistakes](https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes)
- [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com)
- [Pexels](https://pexels.com)
---

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