Running in Docker

To run this site in a Docker container, you can use make serve-docs from the root directory.

Dependencies for MacOS

Install the following for an easy to use dev environment:

• brew install hugo

Dependencies for Linux

If you are running a build on Ubuntu you will need the following packages:

• hugo

Local Development

1. Clone down your own fork, or clone the main repo git clone https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero and add your own remote.
2. cd velero/site
3. Serve the site and watch for markup/sass changes hugo serve.
4. View your website at http://127.0.0.1:1313/
5. Commit any changes and push everything to your fork.
6. Once you're ready, submit a PR of your changes. Netlify will automatically generate a preview of your changes.

Jetbrains IDE setup (IntelliJ, Goland, etc)

1. Install the Hugo Integration plugin: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/13215-hugo-integration
   • Under Preferences... -> Plugins
2. Create a new configuration:
   • Click Edit Configurations...
   • Click the + button to create a new configuration and select Hugo
   • Select hugo serve and make sure it is running under the site directory
   • Save and run the new Configuration
   • View your website at http://127.0.0.1:1313/
   • Any changes in site will reload the website automatically

Adding a New Docs Version

To add a new set of versioned docs to go with a new Velero release:

1. In the root of the repository, run:

   bashCopy

   # set to the appropriate version numbers
   NEW_DOCS_VERSION=vX.Y VELERO_VERSION=vX.Y.Z make gen-docs
   

2. [Pre-release only] In site/config.yaml, revert the change to the latest field, so the pre-release docs do not become the default.