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title: Video Walkthroughs
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[Giraffe Academy](https://www.youtube.com/c/GiraffeAcademy) has a series of videos that will walk you through the basics of using Jekyll. In this series you'll learn everything from installing Jekyll on your computer and setting up your first site, to using more complex features like variables, layouts and conditionals.

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## List of Lessons

1. [Introduction to Jekyll (see above)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1itpPvFWHI&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=1)
2. [Mac Installation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhrU9m82Wm8&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=2)
3. [Windows Installation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfP7Y9Ja6Qc&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=3)
4. [Creating a Site](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxua_1vyFck&index=4&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
5. [Front Matter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtEbGztktvc&index=5&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
6. [Writing Posts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsYqPL9EFwQ&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=6)
7. [Working With Drafts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8jXkW3k2Jg&index=7&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
8. [Creating Pages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1na-IWfv08M&index=8&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
9. [Permalinks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=938jDG_YPdc&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=9)
10. [Front Matter Defaults](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLCaJJ1zUHU&index=10&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
11. [Themes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoRS2D-cyko&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=11)
12. [Layouts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQsGdCWv4I&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=12)
13. [Variables](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLJBF2KiOZw&index=13&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
14. [Includes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfcJeRby2a8&index=14&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
15. [Looping Through Posts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N1X5XffuUA&index=15&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
16. [Conditionals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNZBEki_x6o&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=16)
17. [Data Files](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6b0KmLB-pM&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=17)
18. [Static Files](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWjmVlVpso&index=18&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB)
19. [Hosting on Github Pages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqFjuX4VZmU&list=PLLAZ4kZ9dFpOPV5C5Ay0pHaa0RJFhcmcB&index=19)


