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Create new repository

You'll need to create a repository named <strong>username.github.io</strong>.
The <strong>username</strong> must be your github name.
So as my repository sbzhu.github.io

Create new repository

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Clone your new repository to local disk

git clone git@github.com:/sbzhu/sbzhu.github.io

Then a director named .git is about here.

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Get other's jekyll template

You can get jekyll template from website like jekyll themes or just simply clone one from others github like this:

• clone template jekyll to local

  git clone https://github.com/sbzhu/huxpro.github.io.git
  

Then you'll get a director named huxpro.github.io.git

• Run this jekyll on localhost

  cd huxpro.github.io.git
  jekyll build
  jekyll serve
  

• browse it with site : http://localhost:4000

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Add template jekyll project to your repository

cp -r huxpro.github.io.git/!(.git) sbzhu.github.io/

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Push this repository to github

git add -A
git commit -m 'initial version'
git push origin master

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Enjoy you Github pages

Visit the website www.sbzhu.github.io

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• Reference 1
• A good template of jekyll repository