IPTF Website

Static website for the Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF), live at https://iptf.ethereum.org/.

About

The IPTF helps onboard institutions and enterprises onto Ethereum, focusing on privacy needs that are performant, secure, usable, and accessible.

How It Works

This is a Jekyll-based GitHub Pages site:

• Jekyll with Minima theme processes Markdown to HTML
• GitHub Pages auto-deploys on push to main branch (we use main only, no gh_pages branch)
• Custom domain via CNAME file
• Changes to main go live automatically in 1-3 minutes

Structure

iptf-web/
├── _config.yml       # Jekyll config (theme, title, description)
├── _posts/           # Published blog posts (YYYY-MM-DD-title.md)
├── _drafts/          # Draft posts (not published)
├── _layouts/         # Custom page layouts
├── _includes/        # Reusable components (head, header, footer)
├── assets/images/    # Images and media files
├── blog.html         # Blog index page
├── index.md          # Homepage content
└── CNAME             # Custom domain

Running Locally

Prerequisites

This site requires Ruby 3.0+. macOS system Ruby (2.6) is too old. Install via Homebrew:

brew install ruby

Setup

1. Install dependencies

   /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/bundle install

2. Start server

   Option A - Use helper script:

   ./serve.sh

   Option B - Direct command:

   /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/bundle exec jekyll serve

3. View at http://localhost:4000

Note: Changes to _config.yml require server restart; Markdown changes rebuild automatically.

Preview Drafts

To preview draft posts locally:

./serve.sh --drafts

Blog Posts

Creating a New Post

1. Create a new file in _posts/ with the format: YYYY-MM-DD-title.md
2. Add YAML frontmatter:

---
layout: post
title: "Your Post Title"
date: 2026-01-09
author: "Author Name"
hero_image: /assets/images/your-hero.jpg
description: "Brief description for previews and social cards"
---

3. Write content in Markdown below the frontmatter

Hero Images

• Recommended size: 1200x600px (2:1 ratio for Twitter/X cards)
• Place images in assets/images/
• Reference in frontmatter: hero_image: /assets/images/filename.jpg

Draft Posts

Two ways to create drafts:

1. Using _drafts folder: Create file in _drafts/ (no date in filename)
2. Using frontmatter: Add published: false to any post

Drafts won't appear on live site but can be previewed locally with --drafts flag.

Contributing

1. Create branch from main
2. Make changes and test locally with ./serve.sh
3. Create pull request to merge into main
4. Once merged, changes deploy automatically to https://iptf.ethereum.org/

Note: We deploy from main branch only. The legacy gh_pages branch has been removed.

Contact

• Email: iptf@ethereum.org
• Institutions form
• Vendors form

License

CC0 1.0 Universal