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Build Free Website with Jekyll on IBM Cloud

BeginnerGuided Project

Do you want to create a personal portfolio site or business website that will help you stand out from the competition? With Jekyll on IBM Cloud Object Storage, you can build a free website in minutes to showcase your previous project or eye-grabbing instruction about your business product. This guided project will walk you through the process of building your own website from scratch by using Jekyll, with no prior coding experience required.

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Language

  • English

Topic

  • Web Development

Enrollment Count

  • 454

Skills You Will Learn

  • Ruby, HTML, Cloud, Web Development, Jekyll

Offered By

  • IBMSkillsNetwork

Estimated Effort

  • 40 minutes

Platform

  • SkillsNetwork

Last Update

  • June 10, 2025
About this Guided Project
Image resource: Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/dJpupM4LiS4) In today's highly competitive world, no matter whether you are a new graduate developer or a new startup company must take bold steps to stand out from the crowd. One such step is creating a website that effectively showcases your skills and experience or your business products. A well-designed website serves as a powerful platform to attract potential employers or clients. And with Jekyll on IBM Cloud Object Storage, it's never been easier to create a stunning website that will help you stand out from the crowd.

With easy-to-follow instructions and a user-friendly interface, you'll be able to build a professional-looking website in no time and setup on IBM Cloud Object Storage for FREE. Plus, with IBM Cloud Object Storage, you can easily have the benefit of these amazing features:
  • Free for commercial companies to publish their static web
  • Highly scalable for handling large volumes of data and media files
  • Supports multiple APIs and protocols for easy integration with various web development tools and platforms
  • Enables lightning-fast big file uploads

The project is perfect for developers at any level who isn't well-versed in HTML. So what are you waiting for? Let's hope into this Guided Project and start building your website today!

A Look at the Project Ahead

After completing this guided project you will be able of:
  • Build a static website locally using Jekyll.
  • Customize Jekyll templates to your liking.
  • Host your website on IBM Cloud service.
  • Grasp the fundamental concepts of Ruby programming language.


What You'll Need

This project primarily employs HTML to construct the website. However, prior knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS is not necessary to get started and we welcome all participants, regardless of experience, to take part in this guided project.


Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do I need to install any software to participate in this project?
    Everything you need to complete this project will be provided to you via the Cloud IDE and it will all be available via a standard web browser.

  • What web browser should I use?
    The Cloud IDE platform works best with current versions of Chrome Chrome(v47+), Edge, Firefox (v25+), or Safari.

Instructors

Sheng-Kai Chen

Data Scientist

Sheng-Kai Chen is a graduate student at the University of Toronto, concentrating on Information Systems & Design. Having several experiences analyzing data for retail stores and designing small software for small businesses. Sheng-Kai was inspired to shift toward answering new challenges with machine learning and new technics.

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Contributors

Joseph Santarcangelo

Senior Data Scientist at IBM

Joseph has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, his research focused on using machine learning, signal processing, and computer vision to determine how videos impact human cognition. Joseph has been working for IBM since he completed his PhD.

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Sina Nazeri

Data Scientist at IBM

I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work as a Research Associate, Ph.D., and IBM Data Scientist. Through my work, I have gained experience in unraveling complex data structures to extract insights and provide valuable guidance.

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