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<ahref=https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz/tree/hugo/content/notes/preview%20changes.mdrel=noopener>Edit Source</a></p><ulclass=tags><li><ahref=https://ar.falsy.cat/tags/setup/>Setup</a></li></ul><asideclass=mainTOC><details><summary>Table of Contents</summary><navid=TableOfContents><ol><li><ahref=#install-hugo-obsidian>Install <code>hugo-obsidian</code></a></li><li><ahref=#installing-hugo>Installing Hugo</a></li></ol></nav></details></aside><p>If you’d like to preview what your Quartz site looks like before deploying it to the internet, the following
instructions guide you through installing the proper dependencies to run it locally.</p><ahref=#install-hugo-obsidian><h2id=install-hugo-obsidian><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>Install <code>hugo-obsidian</code></h2></a><p>This step will generate the list of backlinks for Hugo to parse. Ensure you have
</span></code></pre></td><tdclass=lntd><pretabindex=0class=chroma><codeclass=language-bashdata-lang=bash><spanclass=line><spanclass=cl><spanclass=c1># Install and link `hugo-obsidian` locally</span>
</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table></div></div><p>If you are running into an error saying that <code>command not found: hugo-obsidian</code>, make sure you set your <code>GOPATH</code> correctly! This will allow your terminal to correctly recognize hugo-obsidian as an executable.</p><p>Afterwards, start the Hugo server as shown above and your local backlinks and interactive graph should be populated!</p><ahref=#installing-hugo><h2id=installing-hugo><spanclass=hanchorarialabel=Anchor># </span>Installing Hugo</h2></a><p>Hugo is the static site generator that powers Quartz.
<ahref=https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/rel=noopener>Install Hugo with “extended” Sass/SCSS version</a> first. Then,</p><divclass=highlight><divclass=chroma><tableclass=lntable><tr><tdclass=lntd><pretabindex=0class=chroma><code><spanclass=lnt>1
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</span></span><spanclass=line><spanclass=cl><spanclass=c1># View your site in a browser at http://localhost:1313/</span>
</span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table></div></div><blockquoteclass=info-callout><p>Docker Support</p><p>If you have Docker installed already, open your terminal, navigate to your folder with Quartz and run <code>make docker</code></p></blockquote><p>Now that you are happy with how your Quartz instance looks, let’s get it hosted!</p><blockquote><p>🌍 Step 5:
