Merge pull request #19 from sibyabin/feat/blog-update-1

adding the site updates

Author: sibyabin

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Jekyll build output
+_site/
+.sass-cache/
+.jekyll-cache/
+.jekyll-metadata
+
+# Dependencies (will be installed in container)
+vendor/
+.bundle/
+node_modules/
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.gitattributes
+
+# IDE and Editor files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# Documentation (keep in image, but can exclude if desired)
+# *.md
+# !README.md
+
+# Docker files
+Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.prod
+docker-compose.yml
+.dockerignore
+
+# CI/CD
+.github/
+.gitlab-ci.yml
+.travis.yml
+
+# Temporary files
+*.log
+*.tmp
+.cache/
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.local

.jekyll-metadata

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+# Dockerfile for Jekyll Blog Development
+# Uses official Jekyll image with all dependencies pre-installed
+FROM jekyll/jekyll
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /srv/jekyll
+
+# Copy Gemfile and Gemfile.lock (if exists)
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN bundle install
+
+# Expose Jekyll's default port
+EXPOSE 4000
+
+# Default command (can be overridden in docker-compose.yml or docker run)
+CMD ["jekyll", "serve", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "4000", "--incremental", "--force_polling"]
+

Dockerfile

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+# Production Dockerfile - Multi-stage build for optimized production deployment
+# Stage 1: Build the site
+FROM jekyll/jekyll AS builder
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /srv/jekyll
+
+# Copy Gemfile and Gemfile.lock
+COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock* ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN bundle install
+
+# Copy all files
+COPY . .
+
+# Build the site for production
+RUN JEKYLL_ENV=production jekyll build
+
+# Stage 2: Serve with nginx (lightweight production server)
+FROM nginx:alpine
+
+# Copy built site from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /srv/jekyll/_site /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Copy nginx configuration (optional - create if you need custom config)
+# COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+# Expose port 80
+EXPOSE 80
+
+# Start nginx
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
+

Dockerfile.prod

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+# Makefile for Jekyll Blog Docker Commands
+# Provides easy shortcuts for common Docker operations
+
+.PHONY: help build up down logs shell restart clean rebuild production
+
+# Default target
+help:
+	@echo "Jekyll Blog Docker Commands"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Available commands:"
+	@echo "  make up          - Start the development server"
+	@echo "  make down        - Stop the development server"
+	@echo "  make build       - Build the Docker image"
+	@echo "  make rebuild     - Rebuild the Docker image from scratch"
+	@echo "  make logs        - View container logs"
+	@echo "  make shell       - Access container shell"
+	@echo "  make restart     - Restart the development server"
+	@echo "  make clean       - Stop and remove containers, volumes"
+	@echo "  make production  - Build production image"
+	@echo ""
+
+# Start development server
+up:
+	docker-compose up
+
+# Start development server in detached mode
+up-d:
+	docker-compose up -d
+
+# Stop development server
+down:
+	docker-compose down
+
+# Build Docker image
+build:
+	docker-compose build
+
+# Rebuild Docker image (no cache)
+rebuild:
+	docker-compose build --no-cache
+
+# View logs
+logs:
+	docker-compose logs -f
+
+# Access container shell
+shell:
+	docker-compose exec jekyll /bin/bash
+
+# Restart containers
+restart:
+	docker-compose restart
+
+# Clean up (containers, volumes)
+clean:
+	docker-compose down -v
+	@echo "Containers and volumes removed"
+
+# Build production image
+production:
+	docker build -f Dockerfile.prod -t jekyll-blog:prod .
+	@echo "Production image built: jekyll-blog:prod"
+	@echo "Run with: docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name jekyll-blog-prod jekyll-blog:prod"
+
+# Run Jekyll commands in container
+jekyll:
+	docker-compose exec jekyll jekyll $(filter-out $@,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+
+# Bundle commands in container
+bundle:
+	docker-compose exec jekyll bundle $(filter-out $@,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+
+%:
+	@:
+

Makefile

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+# 🐳 Docker Quick Reference
+
+Quick reference for Docker commands to run your Jekyll blog without installing Ruby locally.
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Start development server
+docker-compose up
+
+# Or using Make (if available)
+make up
+
+# Access at http://localhost:4000
+```
+
+## 📋 Common Commands
+
+### Using Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+# Start server
+docker-compose up
+
+# Start in background
+docker-compose up -d
+
+# Stop server
+docker-compose down
+
+# View logs
+docker-compose logs -f
+
+# Rebuild after Gemfile changes
+docker-compose build
+docker-compose up
+```
+
+### Using Makefile
+
+```bash
+make up          # Start server
+make down        # Stop server
+make logs        # View logs
+make shell       # Access container shell
+make rebuild     # Rebuild image
+make clean       # Clean up everything
+```
+
+### Using Docker directly
+
+```bash
+# Pre-pull the base Jekyll image (optional)
+docker pull jekyll/jekyll
+
+# Build image
+docker build -t jekyll-blog:latest .
+
+# Run container
+docker run -it --rm -p 4000:4000 -v $(pwd):/srv/jekyll jekyll-blog:latest
+
+# Access shell
+docker exec -it jekyll-blog-dev /bin/bash
+```
+
+## 🎯 Production Build
+
+```bash
+# Build production image (nginx)
+docker build -f Dockerfile.prod -t jekyll-blog:prod .
+
+# Run production container
+docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name jekyll-blog-prod jekyll-blog:prod
+```
+
+## 📚 Full Documentation
+
+See `DOCKER_GUIDE.md` for comprehensive documentation.
+

README_DOCKER.md

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ remote_theme: "mmistakes/jekyll-theme-basically-basic@1.4.5"
 
 # Site Settings
 lang: en-US
-title: Siby Abin's Technology Blog
+title: Data & AI in the Cloud - Learning Recipes
 email: sibyabin@gmail.com
-description: "Technology blog by Siby Abin - Senior Data Engineer. Talks about #dataengineering, #cloud, #aws, #spark, #python, #databricks, #airflow and more"
+description: "Master Cloud Computing, Data Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence through practical recipes and continuous learning"
 baseurl: ""
 url: "https://blogs.sibyabin.tech"
 repository: "sibyabin/sibyabin.github.io"
-copyright: "© 2023-Siby Abin Thomas. All rights reserved."
+copyright: "© 2025-Siby Abin Thomas. All rights reserved."
 author:
   name: Siby Abin Thomas
   twitter: sibyoncloud
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ social_media:
 markdown: kramdown
 highlighter: rouge
 lsi: false
-incremental: false
+incremental: true # Enable incremental builds for faster development
 
 
 # Markdown Processing

_config.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Theme Skin
-skin: default # default, night, plum, sea, soft, steel
+skin: custom # default, night, plum, sea, soft, steel, custom
 
 # Theme Text
 t:

_data/theme.yml

@@ -1,30 +1,14 @@
 <ul class="contact-list">
-  {% if site.email %}
-    <li>
-      <a href="mailto:{{ site.email }}">
-        <span class="icon icon--email">{% include icon-email.svg %}</span>
-        <span class="label">{{ site.data.theme.t.email | default: 'Email' }}</span>
-      </a>
-    </li>
-  {% endif %}
-
+  <li>
+    {% include theme-toggle.html %}
+  </li>
   {% if site.github_username %}
     <li>{% include icon-github.html username=site.github_username label='GitHub' %}</li>
   {% endif %}
 
   {% if site.linkedin_username %}
   <li>{% include icon-linkedin.html username=site.linkedin_username label='Linkedin' %}</li>
   {% endif %}
-  
-  {% if site.twitter_username %}
-    <li>{% include icon-twitter.html username=site.twitter_username label='Twitter' %}</li>
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {% if site.youtube_username %}
-  <li>{% include icon-youtube.html username=site.youtube_username label='Youtube' %}</li>
-  {% endif %}
-
-
 
   <li>
     {% if site.plugins contains 'jekyll-feed' or site.gems contains 'jekyll-feed' %}

_includes/contact-list.html

@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
     <h3 class="entry-title">
       <a href="{{ post.url | relative_url }}" rel="bookmark">{{ title }}</a>
     </h3>
-    {% if post.image.thumbnail %}
-      {% assign entry_image = post.image.thumbnail | relative_url | escape %}
-      <img class="entry-image u-photo" src="{{ entry_image }}" alt="">
-    {% endif %}
   </header>
   <footer class="entry-meta">
     <ul>