Install Hexo and Deploy to GitHub

Note: All instructions below are based on Windows.

Environment

• Node.js
• Git
• Notepad++( or any editor you prefer)

Install Hexo and Initailization

Install with the command below.

npm install -g hexo-cli

After installing Hexo, let’s initialize it.

hexo init                               //Initialize Hexo in current folder
npm install                             //Install Hexo in current folder
npm install hexo-deployer-git --save    //Install hexo-deployer-git

Or create new folder with initialization.

hexo init <folder>                      //Create new folder <folder> and initialize Hexo in it
cd <folder>                             //Change directory into <folder>
npm install                             //Install Hexo in current folder
npm install hexo-deployer-git --save    //Install hexo-deployer-git

Blog Config

Enter the Hexo folder you just set up.
And open “_config.yml” by right click -> Edit with Notepad++ (or your own text editor).
Modify line 6 ~ line 18. Change URL to your own github page https://<username>.github.to/

Deploy to GitHub

At the bottom of “_config.yml”, modify the file as below.
Change repo into your own repo link https://github.com/<username>/<username>.github.io.git

Enter the command below in terminal.
Make sure the path is blog folder.

hexo clean          //Clean the cache file (db.json) and generated files (public)
hexo generate       //Generate static files
hexo deploy         //Deploy your website

Now enter https://<username>.github.io/ in browser to see how your blog looks like!

Reference

https://hexo.io/docs/index.html
https://hexo.io/docs/commands.html
https://hexo.io/docs/one-command-deployment.html