---
chapter: "Jekyll"
cover: true

tags:
  - "pages/jekyll"
---

* In addition to static file hosting, special files are transparently run through a powerful yet simple templating engine named [Jekyll](https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll) after every push to GitHub.

* Because Jekyll sites are ultimately stored as static files, they are incredibly fast and scale very well.

* Jekyll allows you to style pages with [reusable templates](TODO). This template-driven approach helps you to build larger sites in a very manageable way.

{% capture notes %}
Tell a corny inception joke about GitHub Pages and Jekyll being used to write this presentation about GitHub Pages and Jekyll.
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