Is it possible to serve multiple Jekyll sites locally?

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Every time I serve a Jekyll site from the command line it is served on port 4000. Two sites can't be served on the same port.

The server in jekyll is no replacement for a dedicated server. — user3791372, Sep 03 '14 at 17:59

wcyn · Answer 1 · 2017-07-31T07:55:32.147

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You can also start the server with an additional argument --port 1234 or --host hostname. For example:

$ jekyll serve --port 4001 --host my_hostname_or_ip

You can view all the possible CLI flags from The official Jekyll documentation

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answered Jun 22 '17 at 07:30

wcyn

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Hey, `--port` works not in all areas fine. The filter `{% link %}` will ignore the port. So links to pages on dev-env will be broken. Any idea to handle that? – KargWare Sep 19 '21 at 14:33

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 06 '18 at 17:53

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Yes it is possible to serve multiple Jekyll sites locally by setting different port numbers for each site using the Local Server Port serve command option.

See https://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/options/#serve-command-options.

Set a port number other than Jekyll's default port (4000) in the site's _config.yml file or when serving the site via the command line.

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answered Sep 03 '14 at 17:58

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While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. – Jim Stewart Nov 01 '16 at 03:22
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Per the documentation, put e.g. `port: 4001` in your `_config.yml` file. – Jim Stewart Nov 01 '16 at 03:23

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 02 '19 at 14:51

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For multiple Jekyll sites, I just run this

bundle exec jekyll serve --port <your_port_number>

e.g

bundle exec jekyll serve --port 4001

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answered Feb 27 '19 at 06:28

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 16 '18 at 14:32

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Open terminal, go to the Jekyll site directory and start the server

jekyll serve --port 4001

Go to another directory and start the second site

jekyll serve --port 4002

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 23 '19 at 07:18

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If you run it on mac docker client, provide host IP 0.0.0.0 will save your time a ton.

jekyll serve --port 4001 --host 0.0.0.0

By default, 127.0.0.1 is used for localhost and its NIC cannot receive any traffic from your mac host, whereas 0.0.0.0 means to accept traffic on all NICs

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Just let me know the reason if you down-vote. I'd like to learn! – Izana Jan 25 '20 at 19:50

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 30 '20 at 19:13

Two ways:

In your _config.yml file, specify a port other than 4000 like this, for example:
```
port: 4001
```
OR (my preferred choice), add --port 4001 to your jekyll serve command, like this, for example:
```
bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload --port 4001
```

From: https://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/options/#serve-command-options

Is it possible to serve multiple Jekyll sites locally?

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Two ways:

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