Jekyll-based instance. To use, just install Jekyll (if you haven't already):
gem install jekyll
... then:
cd ~/sandbox
git clone git://github.com/prolixalias/prolixalias.github.io
... and then finally:
jekyll serve
Then open your browser and hit http://localhost:4000.
That'll get you to the home page. The rest is all you! See the Jekyll docs for details.
rm -rf .git
git init
git add .
git commit -am "my first commit"
All this kit does is set you up with the typical Jekyll directory structure, a sample index.html file, a sample post, a shared header and footer, and a couple of tweaks to the default configuration (port 5000, auto-regenerate true). That's it -- no categories, no tags, no Twitter or Disqus integration, no fanciness. Deliberately simple, just the basics. I know I wanted this when I first got started with Jekyll, so here it is -- hopefully helpful to you, too.
To create a new post, just:
touch _posts/yyyy-mm-dd-url-friendly-title.markdown
... where yyyy-mm-dd is a date (e.g., 2012-08-31) and url-friendly-title is, well, a URL-friendly title. Then inside that post, be sure to add at least the minimal YAML front matter (see the _posts folder for an example):
---
layout: post
title: "A Post"
---
It was a dark and stormy night...
Enjoy.