Steps

1. Having a Github account
2. Follow skills/github-pages to learn Github Pages
3. Create a public repository called <yourusername>.github.io
4. Make sure Github Pages for this repo is enabled
5. Add _config.yml onto the main branch
6. Add index.md onto the main branch
7. Put a markdown as a new post under _posts
8. Ensure the 3 files are properly configured
9. Now visit your new blog site at https://<yourusername>.github.io

Issues

Visiting the site and 404 displayed

Fix: At least add theme frontmatter to the index file.

Written blog not displayed

Fix:

• Make sure _config.yml with theme is configured
• Make sure posts use "-" for separators
• Beware that if time zones are correct