How to add a Keybase proof to a Jekyll static website

I got an email that the Keybase proof for this blog broke because I forgot to copy over keybase.txt from my old web server before I deleted it. So I had to revoke the old proof in Keybase, create the new proof in Keybase, and add that proof to my Jekyell blog. If you still have a copy of your existing keybase.txt file, you can reuse that proof instead of revoking it and generating a new one.

Revoke the old Keybase proof if needed

1. View your profile on the Keybase website
2. Click on https next to your blog domain and click revoke
3. Select command line with keybase and click continue
4. Use the provided keybase command in a terminal or Powershell prompt to revoke the key

Generate a new Keybase proof

Run

keybase prove web https://example.com

Replace example.com with the actual domain name of your website.

This will generate a new proof. Keep the window open.

Add the Keybase proof to Jekyll

Create a new file at the root of your Jekyll project called keybase.txt. Add the following content to that file:

---
layout: none
permalink: /.well-known/keybase.txt
---

Then, copy and pase the copy and paste the keybase command under this. Save the file, then push the changes to your Jekyll site. After a few minutes, you should receive an email from Keybase stating that your web proof just succeeded.