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-So you've got your new Tardis shell account, and you want to write a simple blog!
-What good fortune!
-Pelican is (like Jekyll) a simple way to generate static web pages, and it is written in Python.
-Some examples are found here: http://www.pelicanthemes.com/.
-OK! Let's start.
-Install using Pip:
-**<code>cd ~/. && pip install --user markdown pelican</code>**
-Now clone the Pelican Themes repository:
-**<code>git clone https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-themes</code>**
-Add the following to your bashrc (or shell configuration file) if necessary:
-**<code>for p in ~/.local/bin; do
-        [[ -d $p/. ]] || continue
-        [[ :$PATH: = *:$p:* ]] || PATH=$p:$PATH
-done</code>**
-(This is actually for mksh, but it should work for other shells.)
-Make a folder for Pelican:
-**<code>mkdir ~/blog/ && cd ~/blog/</code>**
-Run the helper script:
-**<code>cd ~/blog/ && pelican-quickstart</code>**
-The options are largely self-explanatory. For "Do you want to specify a URL prefix?", write: **/~<tardis username>**.
-Upon success, we see several folders, including 'content' and 'output'.
-Now, enter the 'blog' directory and write something using your favorite text editor - here is our example:
-**<code>cd ~/blog/content/</code>**
-**<code>Title: A dire warning
-Date: 2050-05-19
-Category: Urgent
-Tardis is run by evil nefarious people who sacrifice a black cat at the pub every Monday.</code>**
-Now we generate pages:
-**<code>cd ~/blog/ && pelican</code>**
-Now copy / simlink the contents of the **output** folder to **public_html**.
-Now look on **https://tardis.ed.ac.uk/~<tardis username>/** for the blog homepage.
-For custom themes, use the **-t** option to specify the directory, in this case, at **~/pelican-themes**.