Create my first website

This guide describes how to create your first static website with Solidify Project engine.

Preparation

Before we start you should create a new empty folder for your website. Let's name that folder MySite.

Get the engine

Solidify Project engine is usualy distributed as a .zip archived folder. You should unzip its content to MySite folder, so you will have the following stuff on your file system:

MySite
    engine
        ....
    config.yaml

In addition to that you will also have either solidify.sh or solidify.bat inside MySite folder (the exact file depends on what operational system you are using). This script file in nothing more than a script wrapper that provides you with easy access to engine executables.

Bootstrap some website

To bootstrap your first website execute a command from MySite folder.

Windows

solidify.bat bootstrap

MacOS or Linux

./solidify.sh bootstrap

After that you will see a new folder src under MySite folder. It will look like this:

MySite
    engine
        ....
    src
        ....
    config.yaml

Make some changes

To change default website content, please refer to Folders structure section. It will describe what is inside src folder and how it affects the final website.

Render your website

After making changes you can render your website by executing the following command from MySite folder.

Windows

solidify.bat render

MacOS or Linux

./solidify.sh render

After that you will see a new folder www under MySite folder. It will look like this:

MySite
    engine
        ....
    src
        ....
    www
        ....
    config.yaml

You can find pre-rendered minified version of your website inside www folder.