Moliere.love

September 6, 2025 · View on GitHub

Run Locally

make jekyll_build_prod  # Build with production settings
make build             # Build Docker image
make run               # Run nginx container

make jekyll_serve_local  # Live reload on port 4000

make jekyll_build_watch  # Watch for changes and rebuild

Build for production:

make jekyll_build_prod
# This runs: JEKYLL_ENV=production bundle exec jekyll build

Commit and push (including the built _site folder):

git add .
git commit -m "Your changes"
git push origin master

Automatic deployment: DigitalOcean App Platform automatically:
- Detects the push to master
- Uses the Dockerfile to build a production container
- Copies the custom nginx.conf and _site folder to nginx
- Deploys the site with optimized performance and SEO settings

User → Cloudflare (CDN/SSL) → DigitalOcean App Platform → nginx container (HTTP)

HTTPS termination: Handled by Cloudflare (upstream)
HTTP to HTTPS redirect: Automatic 301 redirect by Cloudflare
nginx configuration: Only listens on port 80 (receives HTTP from Cloudflare)
SSL certificates: Managed automatically by Cloudflare

The nginx container receives HTTP traffic from Cloudflare, which has already:

Test the setup:

# Should return 301 redirect to HTTPS
curl -I http://moliere.love

# Should return 200 OK with Cloudflare headers
curl -I https://moliere.love

This architecture provides optimal SEO performance with HTTPS, HTTP/2 support, and global CDN caching.

?show-banner=true - Forces the app store banner to show (resets user dismissal)