Gurukul (गुरुकुल)

Devalok's open knowledge hub. Practical guides for founders, designers, and builders.

Live: gurukul.devalok.in

Run Locally

npm install
npm run dev

Opens at http://localhost:3000

Add a New Guide

1. Create a new .md file in src/content/guides/
2. Add the required frontmatter:

---
title: "Your Guide Title"
subtitle: "Optional subtitle"
description: "SEO description — shows in search results and social previews"
author: "Author Name"
authorRole: "Optional role"
date: 2026-04-01
readTime: "8 min read"
tags: ["optional", "tags"]
draft: false
---

3. Write your content in markdown
4. Use <aside class="callout"><strong>Tip:</strong> Your content</aside> for callout boxes
5. Commit and push — Railway deploys automatically

Deploy

Railway (Railpack auto-detects Next). Push to main to deploy.

npm run build    # next build — output in .next/
npm start        # serve the build locally

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16 — App Router, all pages statically pre-rendered
• Tailwind CSS — utility-first CSS
• @devalok/shilp-sutra — Devalok design tokens (token source only, no JS preset)
• rehype-pretty-code — syntax highlighting (Shiki engine)

Brand

This is a Devalok product. Design tokens, colors, typography, and spacing come from Shilp Sutra (शिल्प सूत्र), Devalok's design system.