Source code for iriarte.it, a Jekyll-based personal blog covering Linux, infrastructure, virtualization, networking, and programming.
- Generator: Jekyll via GitHub Pages
- Theme: Minima (remote theme)
- Hosting: GitHub Pages with custom domain
iriarte.it - Plugins: jekyll-feed, jekyll-seo-tag, jekyll-sitemap, jekyll-compose
# Install dependencies
gem install bundler
bundle install
# Serve locally (live reload at http://localhost:4000)
bundle exec jekyll serve
# Build for production
bundle exec jekyll build.
├── _config.yml # Site configuration (title, URL, plugins, defaults)
├── _posts/ # Blog posts (Markdown with YAML front matter)
├── _includes/ # Reusable HTML snippets included in posts
├── assets/ # Static files (CSS, images)
├── code/ # Example code referenced by posts
├── Gemfile # Ruby gem dependencies
└── CNAME # Custom domain for GitHub Pages
Posts live in _posts/ and follow the naming convention:
YYYY-MM-DD-post-title.md
Each post requires YAML front matter. Use jekyll compose to scaffold a new post:
bundle exec jekyll post "My Post Title"Standard fields:
---
title: 'Post Title'
date: 'YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS-04:00'
author: Ciro Iriarte
layout: post
description: '1–2 sentence summary for SEO and social cards.'
categories:
- Linux
tags:
- linux
- networking
published: true
---Optional fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
description |
Used by jekyll-seo-tag for meta descriptions and social cards |
deprecated: true |
Marks posts covering EOL software — can be used by the theme for a banner |
excerpt |
Short summary used in some listing contexts |
Add <!-- more --> after the first meaningful paragraph to control what appears in post listings and the homepage preview.
Use these tags consistently to keep navigation working:
linux, networking, virtualization, storage, security, monitoring, opensuse, sles, windows, bash, ssh, apache, nagios, backup, timezone, java, oracle, powershell, gps, sysadmin, nonsense, meta
Commits pushed to the main branch are automatically built and deployed by GitHub Pages. The live site is available at https://iriarte.it.
The blog spans 2006–2025 with 40+ published posts in English and Spanish. Topics include:
- Linux system administration (SLES, openSUSE)
- Virtualization (VirtualBox, Proxmox, VMware)
- Networking and monitoring (Nagios, Observium, Apstra)
- Storage (Hitachi VSP, EMC Symmetrix)
- Personal projects and anecdotes