Pelican for n00bsStatic Site Generator Powered by Python

Who am i?

@nazrollSoftware Engineer, Sparkline.comOrganizer, Google Developer Groups Kuala Lumpur

Previously: Media Prima Digital (Digital Media & Online Services), Chalkboard (Hyperlocal Ad Network) & a long list of adventures.

Building software for the World Wide Web since 1999.

Today, we’re going to learn (hopefully)

Why use a static site generator?

Setting up Pelican

Generate your site

Deploy to the World Wide Web

Why?Warning: Bad Jokes Ahead

Which one is the best?

Complex plugins to maintain

BLOAT LIKE ME

CMS + Plugins = BLOATED!

Security vulnerabilities

I am too lazy!Maintain server-side scripting software (PHP,

etc)

Maintain a database and it’s software (MySQL,

etc)

Read other people's code to patch that security

leak.

How?Let’s all pray to the Demo Gods

Setting up Pelican

Requirements

python. REQUIRED. At least version 2.7.x

pip. REQUIRED. At least version 7.1.x

virtualenv. RECOMMENDED. At least version 13.x

To maintain sanity, install pelican within a virtual environment!

# Install Pelicanpip install --no-cache-dir pelican

# feedgenerator# RSS/XML feed generator.

# unidecode# Translate Unicode string to ASCII string

# MarkupSafe# Escape Unicode characters/strings safely for HTML templates.

# docutils# Process text documentation into useable formats like HTML, XML, etc.

# blinker# Object to object broadcasting and signaling

# Markdownpip install --no-cache-dir Markdown

DemoSetting up Pelican

DemoGenerate your site

pelican-quickstart

content/

<empty>

output/

<empty>

develop_server.py

fabfile.py

Makefile

pelicanconf.py

publishconf.py

# Generate HTML pages

pelican content

# Preview your site build

cd output && python -m pelican.server

# Open a browser and go to http://localhost:8000

DemoDeploy to the World Wide Web

Deploy to the World Wide WebFTPSSH

Deploy to the World Wide Web

Other Python static site generatorsNikolahttps://getnikola.com/

Hydehttp://hyde.github.io/

I recommend you to read these!Pelican documentation (like duh!)http://docs.getpelican.com/

Static site with Pelican, Grunt, Travis & Github Pageshttp://goo.gl/B7evGr

Install and deploy a Pelican blog using Fabric - Part 1, 2, 3 & 4http://goo.gl/ACVS1B

Pelican Guide Moving from Wordpress and Initial Setuphttp://goo.gl/QEiOiN

Bonus read!Host a Static Website on Google Cloud Storagehttps://goo.gl/9HN75X

Google Developer Launchpadhttps://developers.google.com/startups/Get FREE credits & loads of other stuff!

Keep in touchnazroll@gmail.com / nazroll.com