Hijack Security Blog

A Jekyll-based technology blog focused on security, DevSecOps, AI, and development.

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Ruby 3.1+
• Bundler

Setup

# Install dependencies
bundle install

# Start development server
bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

# Server will be available at http://127.0.0.1:4000/

Development in PyCharm

1. Install Ruby plugin (if not already installed)
2. Open project in PyCharm
3. Open terminal in PyCharm
4. Run: bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

Creating Posts

Create new posts in _posts/ directory with format:

YYYY-MM-DD-title.md

Example front matter:

---
layout: post
title: "Your Post Title"
date: 2025-07-12 10:00:00 -0000
categories: security devsecops
---

Configuration

• Main config: _config.yml
• Custom domain: CNAME
• GitHub Pages deployment: .github/workflows/jekyll.yml

Deployment

Push to main branch - GitHub Actions will automatically build and deploy to GitHub Pages at blog.hijacksecurity.org.