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Configure your fork in one command	Two options to set up your forked markdown framework: automated JSON config with npm run configure, or step-by-step manual guide.	2025-12-20	fork-configuration-guide	true	configuration setup fork tutorial	4 min read	true	0	Markdown	/images/authors/markdown.png	/images/forkconfig.png	Set up your forked site with npm run configure or follow the manual FORK_CONFIG.md guide.

Configure your fork in one command

After forking this markdown framework, you need to update configuration files with your site information. This affects your site name, URLs, RSS feeds, social sharing metadata, and AI discovery files.

Previously this meant editing 10+ files manually. Now you have two options.

Option 1: Automated configuration

Run a single command to configure everything at once.

Step 1: Copy the example config

cp fork-config.json.example fork-config.json

The file fork-config.json is gitignored, so your site configuration stays local and does not get committed. The .example file remains in the repo as a template for future forks.

Step 2: Edit the JSON file

Open fork-config.json and update the values:

{
  "siteName": "Your Site Name",
  "siteTitle": "Your Tagline",
  "siteDescription": "A one-sentence description of your site.",
  "siteUrl": "https://yoursite.netlify.app",
  "siteDomain": "yoursite.netlify.app",
  "githubUsername": "yourusername",
  "githubRepo": "your-repo-name",
  "contactEmail": "you@example.com",
  "creator": {
    "name": "Your Name",
    "twitter": "https://x.com/yourhandle",
    "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourprofile/",
    "github": "https://github.com/yourusername"
  },
  "bio": "Write markdown, sync from the terminal. Your content is instantly available to browsers, LLMs, and AI agents.",
  "theme": "tan"
}

Step 3: Run the configure script

npm run configure

The script reads your JSON file and updates all 11 configuration files automatically. You should see output like:

Fork Configuration Script
=========================
Reading config from fork-config.json...
Updating src/config/siteConfig.ts...
Updating src/pages/Home.tsx...
Updating src/pages/Post.tsx...
Updating convex/http.ts...
Updating convex/rss.ts...
Updating index.html...
Updating public/llms.txt...
Updating public/robots.txt...
Updating public/openapi.yaml...
Updating public/.well-known/ai-plugin.json...
Updating src/context/ThemeContext.tsx...

Configuration complete!

Option 2: Manual configuration

If you prefer to update files manually, follow the guide in FORK_CONFIG.md. It includes:

• Code snippets for each configuration file
• Line numbers and exact locations to update
• An AI agent prompt to paste into Claude or ChatGPT for assisted configuration

What gets updated

The configuration script updates these files:

File	What changes
src/config/siteConfig.ts	Site name, bio, GitHub username, features
src/pages/Home.tsx	Intro paragraph, footer links
src/pages/Post.tsx	SITE_URL, SITE_NAME constants
convex/http.ts	SITE_URL, SITE_NAME constants
convex/rss.ts	SITE_URL, SITE_TITLE, SITE_DESCRIPTION
index.html	Meta tags, JSON-LD, page title
public/llms.txt	Site info, GitHub link
public/robots.txt	Sitemap URL
public/openapi.yaml	Server URL, site name
public/.well-known/ai-plugin.json	Plugin metadata
src/context/ThemeContext.tsx	Default theme

Optional settings

The JSON config file supports additional options:

{
  "logoGallery": {
    "enabled": true,
    "title": "Built with",
    "scrolling": false,
    "maxItems": 4
  },
  "gitHubContributions": {
    "enabled": true,
    "showYearNavigation": true,
    "linkToProfile": true,
    "title": "GitHub Activity"
  },
  "visitorMap": {
    "enabled": true,
    "title": "Live Visitors"
  },
  "blogPage": {
    "enabled": true,
    "showInNav": true,
    "title": "Blog",
    "description": "Latest posts",
    "order": 0
  },
  "postsDisplay": {
    "showOnHome": true,
    "showOnBlogPage": true
  },
  "featuredViewMode": "cards",
  "showViewToggle": true,
  "theme": "tan"
}

These are optional. If you omit them, the script uses sensible defaults.

After configuring

Once configuration is complete:

1. Deploy Convex functions: Run npx convex deploy to push the updated backend files
2. Sync your content: Run npm run sync for development or npm run sync:prod for production
3. Test locally: Run npm run dev and verify your site name, footer, and metadata
4. Push to git: Commit all changes and push to trigger a Netlify rebuild

Existing content

The configuration script only updates site-level settings. It does not modify your markdown content in content/blog/ or content/pages/. Your existing posts and pages remain unchanged.

If you want to clear the sample content, delete the markdown files in those directories before syncing.

Summary

Two options after forking:

1. Automated: cp fork-config.json.example fork-config.json, edit JSON, run npm run configure
2. Manual: Follow FORK_CONFIG.md step-by-step or paste the AI prompt into Claude/ChatGPT

Both approaches update the same 11 files. The automated option takes about 30 seconds. The manual option gives you more control over each change.

Fork it, configure it, ship it.