Amethyst combines the navigational features of [hugo-book](https://github.com/alex-shpak/hugo-book) with the Obsidian integrations of [quartz](https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz) to provide a hassle-free place to store and host personal notes or documentation.
If you just want to use Amethyst for your own notes hosting, go to [amethyst.bencuan.me](https://amethyst.bencuan.me) for a demo and documentation on how to use it.
Keep reading if you want to help develop Amethyst, or make changes to the code base for your own needs.
- **Go 1.16 or higher**: [installation instructions](https://golang.org/doc/install)
- **Hugo 0.93 or higher:** [installation instructions](https://gohugo.io/getting-started/installing/)
- If installing on Ubuntu/Debian-based systems, this is a higher version than is available in apt at the time of writing. Install the extended version from the [releases page](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases) instead.
- **Hugo-obsidian:** Run `go install github.com/jackyzha0/hugo-obsidian@latest`.
- If you're getting a `command not found` error, [ensure that your PATH is configured properly so that binaries in the GOPATH can be executed](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21001387/how-do-i-set-the-gopath-environment-variable-on-ubuntu-what-file-must-i-edit).
Most configuration can be done by creating a `config.yaml` file in the root directory and editing the parameters. You can start by copying the example [here](https://github.com/64bitpandas/amethyst/blob/main/config.yaml).
Graph-specific configuration can be added to `data/graphConfig.yaml`. (Example [here](https://github.com/64bitpandas/amethyst/blob/main/data/graphConfig.yaml))
### Multi-Language Support
Theme supports Hugo's [multilingual mode](https://gohugo.io/content-management/multilingual/), just follow configuration guide there. You can also tweak search indexing configuration per language in `i18n` folder.
### Page Configuration
You can specify additional params in the front matter of individual pages:
```toml
# Set type to 'docs' if you want to render page outside of configured section or if you render section other than 'docs'
type = 'docs'
# Set page weight to re-arrange items in file-tree menu (if BookMenuBundle not set)
weight = 10
# (Optional) Set to 'true' to mark page as flat section in file-tree menu (if BookMenuBundle not set)
bookFlatSection = false
# (Optional) Set to hide nested sections or pages at that level. Works only with file-tree menu mode
bookCollapseSection = true
# (Optional) Set true to hide page or section from side menu (if BookMenuBundle not set)
bookHidden = false
# (Optional) Set 'false' to hide ToC from page
bookToC = true
# (Optional) If you have enabled BookComments for the site, you can disable it for specific pages.
bookComments = true
# (Optional) Set to 'false' to exclude page from search index.
bookSearchExclude = true
# (Optional) Set explicit href attribute for this page in a menu (if BookMenuBundle not set)
bookHref = ''
```
### Partials
There are layout partials available for you to easily override components of the theme in `layouts/partials/`.
In addition to this, there are several empty partials you can override to easily add/inject code.
If you want lower maintenance, use one of the released versions. If you want to live on the bleeding edge of changes, you can use the `main` branch and update your website when needed.
A large portion of Amethyst's code base can be derived from the following two projects. Original attribution goes to the creators of these projects; I just put them together, squashed all the bugs, and customized the styles to fit my needs for Amethyst.
