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Start this step by acknowledging the previous step.
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Define terms and link to docs.github.com.
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Historic note: previous version checked for empty pull request, changed to the correct theme `minima`.
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## Step 2: Configure your site
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_You turned on GitHub Pages! :tada:_
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We'll work in a branch, `my-pages`, that I created for you to get this site looking great. :sparkle:
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Jekyll uses a file titled `_config.yml` to store settings for your site, your theme, and reusable content like your site title and GitHub handle. You can check out the `_config.yml` file on the **Code** tab of your repository.
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We need to use a blog-ready theme. For this activity, we will use a theme named "minima".
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### :keyboard: Activity: Configure your site
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1. Browse to the `_config.yml` file in the `my-pages` branch.
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1. In the upper right corner, open the file editor.
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1. Add a `theme:` set to **minima** so it shows in the `_config.yml` file as below:
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```yml
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theme: minima
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```
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1. (optional) You can modify the other configuration variables such as `title:`, `author:`, and `description:` to further customize your site.
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1. Commit your changes.
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1. (optional) Create a pull request to view all the changes you'll make throughout this course. Click the **Pull Requests** tab, click **New pull request**, set `base: main` and `compare:my-pages`.
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1. Wait about 20 seconds then refresh this page (the one you're following instructions from). [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions) will automatically update to the next step.
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