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ThetaSigma Labs

Thetasigma_labs_setup

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Setup
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  • register domain name

  • create github org

  • brew install hugo

  • Create the site

    • mkdir thetasigma-site
    • cd thetasigma-site
    • hugo new site .
    • git init

  • Instal VSCode extensions:

    For making markdown look more like a document than a text file in VSCode, here are the best options
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  • Markdown All in One (yzhang.markdown-all-in-one) — The most popular all-rounder. Better syntax highlighting, auto-formatting, table of contents, keyboard shortcuts for bold/italic, and improved list handling.

    Markdown Preview Enhanced (shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced) — Side-by-side preview that renders like a real document with proper typography, math (KaTeX), diagrams (Mermaid), and export to PDF/HTML. Best for “make it look like a document.”

    Marp for VS Code (marp-team.marp-vscode) — If you want slide-deck style rendering.

    For editor appearance (not preview):

    • Markdown Editor (zaaack.markdown-editor) — Replaces the text editor with a WYSIWYG view, so headings actually look like headings, not # text.
    • Front Matter CMS (eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter) — Particularly useful for your Hugo site, since it understands the frontmatter in files like content/lab-notes/_index.md and gives a CMS-like editing UI.

    My recommendation: install Markdown All in One + Markdown Preview Enhanced together. If you want the editor itself (not a preview pane) to look document-like, add Markdown Editor . Given you’re working in a Hugo site, Front Matter CMS is worth a look too.