GSL: Statique Littérateur

GSL is a multiple blogs/websites generator based on their domain, written in bash, for minimal dependancies. The websites are nearly all static, except for some includes that nginx can easily get, in your webserver.

Dependancies

• bash
• coreutils
• curl (to check Posts links response)

GSL: Installation

To avoid sudo, you should give permissions to USER

--Prefix for DOMAIN configuration (set according to user choice):

• HOME: ~/.config/gsl
• GLOBAL: /var/lib/gsl
• Folder: --Prefix/domains/ (created with $ gsl new)

DOMAIN Datas from Prefix:

• Folder: --Prefix/DOMAIN/ (Created by GSL)
• • Files: DOMAIN.conf, authors.db (Created by GSL)
• • Folder: --Prefix/DOMAIN/tmeplates/ (css, logos...) (Created by GSL)

Destination Folder: /etc/gsl/

• File: gsl.conf

Destination Folder: /var/lib/gsl/

• Folder: db (Created by GSL)
• Folder: helps
• Folder: scripts
• File: README.md

Destination Folder: /var/log/gsl

• File: gsl.log (Created and managed by GSL $ gsl log clean...)

Destination Folder: /usr/local/bin

• File: gsl

How to configure a DOMAIN folder, and create a Post

Set a DOMAIN

• add a DOMAIN name (if not alrady done)

gsl new

Follow instructions when adding DOMAIN or see them again with

gsl help new
gsl help install

Set a DOMAIN folder

if not already done:

• Create or go into your folder of choice
• Save into that folder a blank file named gsl.DOMAIN (gsl.example.org) to tell GSL, this folder is for this DOMAIN website

Create a new Post

• Write a post in a file, using some "metas" that GSL will catch. The engine is written from scratch and looks like a mix of markdown and ReStructuredText. It's very easy to learn and use.
• Save your file with .gsl extension
• Start checking it, using:

gsl check

If your Post has no error, you will have some ready to deploy html files and folders. You could install lightweight darkhttpd webserver on your PC to preview the website

Create a Templates

You will have to create some CSS in your /DOMAIN/templates/

• HOME: ~/.config/gsl/domains/DOMAIN/templates/
• GLOBAL: /var/lib/gsl/domains/DOMAIN/templates/