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Thomas Koch 70ee447ff1 stack init is not really optional
stack build complains if there is no stack.yaml so the previous comment is misleading for people who don't know what stack init does.
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title: Installation
author: Jasper Van der Jeugt
---
Installation
------------
Installation is provided via Hackage, and some packages are available for
different distributions. For installation from source (i.e. via Hackage),
[stack] is recommended:
$ stack install hakyll
[stack]: http://www.haskellstack.org/
Linux distro packages:
- [Debian unstable](http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/haskell-hakyll)
Building the example site
-------------------------
Apart from the main Hakyll library, the cabal package also provides you with an
executable `hakyll-init` to create an example site. This is an easy way to get
started:
$ hakyll-init my-site
This creates a folder `my-site` in the current directory, with some example
content and a generic configuration.
If `hakyll-init` is not found, you should make sure your stack bin path
(usually `$HOME/.local/bin`) is in your `$PATH`. You can check your stack local
bin path by running `stack path --local-bin-path`.
The file `site.hs` holds the configuration of your site, as an executable
haskell program. We can compile and run it like this:
$ cd my-site
$ stack init # creates stack.yaml file based on my-site.cabal
$ stack build
$ stack exec site build
If you installed `hakyll` with a preview server (this is the default), you can
now use
$ stack exec site watch
and have a look at your site at
[http://localhost:8000/](http://localhost:8000/).