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# mdchklst

A Markdown-driven checklist system for technical learning and labs.  
Designed to be simple, Unix-style, and deployable on Cloudflare Pages.

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## 🚀 Overview

`mdchklst` turns Markdown files into interactive checklist pages.  
- **Bullets (`-`)** → rendered as checkboxes with localStorage persistence.  
- **Numbered lists (`1.`)** → detailed step-by-step instructions (not checkboxes).  
- **Code blocks (` ```bash ... ``` `)** → CLI commands for hands-on execution.  
- **Hybrid labs** → track major milestones with checkboxes, while keeping detailed console steps and CLI commands readable.

This makes it ideal for cloud courses, DevOps labs, or personal study guides.

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## 📂 Project Structure

mdchklst/ courses/ aws-fastrack/ section1.md section2.md ... section7.md _includes/ checklist.njk .eleventy.js package.json README.md

- `courses/` → each course has its own folder (AWS, Azure, DevOps, etc.).
- `sectionX.md` → Markdown file for each section, using the hybrid checklist format.
- `_includes/checklist.njk` → template that converts bullets into checkboxes.
- `.eleventy.js` → Eleventy configuration.
- `package.json` → dependencies and build script.
- `README.md` → project documentation.

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## 📝 Section File Template

Each `section.md` follows this pattern:

```markdown
---
title: "Course – Section X: Title"
order: X
layout: checklist
---

## Concepts
- Concept 1
- Concept 2

## Labs
### Lab 1: Title
- Major milestone (checkbox)
- Another milestone

#### AWS Console Steps
1. Detailed step
2. Detailed step

#### CLI Commands
```bash
aws service action --parameters

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## ⚙️ Setup

Clone the repo and install dependencies:

```bash
git clone git@github.com:<your-username>/mdchklst.git
cd mdchklst
npm install

Build locally:

npm run build

Output will be in _site/.

🌐 Deployment (Cloudflare Pages)

1. Push repo to GitHub.
2. Connect GitHub repo to Cloudflare Pages.
3. Set build command: npm run build.
4. Set output directory: _site.
5. Deploy → your checklists go live.

✅ Features

• Markdown bullets → interactive checkboxes
• Progress saved in browser localStorage
• Hybrid lab format (checkbox milestones + detailed steps)
• Supports multiple courses
• Easy deployment on Cloudflare Pages

📌 Roadmap

• Add more courses (Azure Fast Track, DevOps Labs)
• Improve checklist template styling
• Add index pages for navigation
• Optional: export progress tracking

🧑‍💻 Contributing

1. Fork the repo.
2. Add new course folders under courses/.
3. Follow the section template for consistency.
4. Submit a pull request.

📜 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and share.

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