Laboratory of Engineering Studies in Information Security - Research and Development Blog
This is the official blog for LESIS, a research laboratory focused on information security, offensive technologies, and vulnerability research. The site features articles on security research, penetration testing, and defensive strategies.
- Jekyll 4.4+ - Static site generator
- Ruby 3.0+
- SCSS - Stylesheet language
- Minima theme with custom modifications
- Jekyll Feed for RSS support
├── _includes/ # HTML components (header, footer, etc)
├── _layouts/ # Page layouts (default, post, home)
├── _posts/ # Blog posts organized by language
│ ├── english/
│ ├── portuguese/
│ └── spanish/
├── _sass/ # Stylesheets
│ ├── components/ # Component-specific styles
│ └── minima/ # Theme styles
├── assets/ # Static assets (CSS, images, fonts)
├── _data/ # Translation and configuration data
├── _config.yml # Site configuration
└── _site/ # Generated static site (build output)
- Multi-language support (English, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Responsive design with mobile optimization
- SEO optimized with meta tags and structured data
- Social media preview with OG tags
- Author profiles with social links
- Post categorization and filtering
- RSS feed generation
- Ruby 3.0 or higher
- Bundler
- Clone the repository:
git clone <repository-url>
cd blog- Install dependencies:
bundle installRun the local development server:
bundle exec jekyll serveThe site will be available at http://localhost:4000
For verbose output:
bundle exec jekyll serve --verboseGenerate the static site:
bundle exec jekyll buildOutput will be in the _site directory.
Edit _config.yml to customize:
- Site title and description
- Author information
- Social media accounts
- Base URL and site URL
- Analytics tracking
- Default OG image for social sharing
Create posts in the appropriate language folder under _posts/:
---
layout: post
lang: en
title: Post Title
date: 2026-02-14
author: author_name
image: author_image.jpg
og_image: /path/to/preview-image.png
excerpt: Brief post excerpt
---
Post content in Markdown...The site uses SCSS with a modular component architecture:
_sass/components/_header.scss- Header styles_sass/components/_post-list.scss- Post card and list styles_sass/components/_footer.scss- Footer stylesassets/main.scss- Main stylesheet that imports components
The blog supports three languages:
- English (en)
- Portuguese (pt)
- Spanish (es)
Language selection is automatic based on URL path and page metadata.
The site is designed to be deployed to any static hosting platform:
- GitHub Pages
- Netlify
- Vercel
- Traditional web servers
Simply upload the contents of the _site directory.
Dependencies are automatically updated via Dependabot:
- Ruby gems (Bundler) - Weekly updates on Mondays at 03:00, separated by type and severity
- GitHub Actions - Weekly updates on Mondays at 04:00 with major/minor-patch control
Pull requests are automatically created and require review before merging. Updates are organized into groups:
- Production minor/patch updates (lower risk)
- Production major updates (requires attention)
- Development dependencies
Recent optimizations include:
- Modular CSS architecture for better maintainability
- Unused CSS removal
- Responsive image implementation
- Font optimization with IBM Plex Sans
- Lazy loading support for images
- Chrome/Edge (latest 2 versions)
- Firefox (latest 2 versions)
- Safari (latest 2 versions)
- Mobile browsers
For contributions, please:
- Create a new branch from
main - Make your changes
- Test locally with
bundle exec jekyll serve - Create a pull request with a descriptive message
All content and code in this repository are owned by LESIS.
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