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date: 2012/07/09 11:18
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slug: nikola-as-a-service-demo
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title: Nikola-as-a-service demo
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updated: 2012/07/09 11:18
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One of the things I hacked at during this PyCamp is trying to figure out a *nice*
workflow for `Nikola <http://getnikola.com>`_, something that will enable 
users that are not so technical, to use it.

One first step is Nikola-as-a-service, which is meant for technical users anyway
but lays down the infrastructure for this to work semi-nicely.

In the video below, you will see me do this:

* Go to GitHub
* Take a starter's blog I provided, and do a clone
* Go to the nikola-as-a-service site, and login (via twitter)
* Create a site using my fork's repo URL
* Get a "webhook" URL, and add it to my fork's admin as a post-commit hook
* Edit a file in github's web UI and commit it (you can of course just push
  from any github client)
* Automatically, the site nikola-as-a-service publishes gets updated.

Please don't try to use this service yet because:

1) It's running in a $4.50/month server
2) It's the same server my own blog uses
3) I will turn it off, delete everything, etc. every once in a while
4) I am editing the code on the server, so no guarantees it will not
   just *stop working*.

So, here's the video:

.. youtube:: Y1eGvrp23X4