Tennessee Higher Ed Tech Collective (TN HETC)

A community documentation site connecting IT professionals across Tennessee's colleges and universities.

Live site: tn-higher-ed-collective.github.io

About

The Tennessee Higher Ed Tech Collective exists to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among IT professionals in Tennessee's higher education institutions. We provide shared resources, best practices, and a supportive community for solving common technology challenges.

Tech Stack

• Astro - Static site generator
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• MDX - Markdown with JSX for documentation content
• Pagefind - Full-text search
• GitHub Pages - Hosting

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 or later
• npm

Local Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/TN-Higher-Ed-Collective/thetc-community.git
cd thetc-community

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

The site will be available at http://localhost:4321.

Available Commands

Command	Description
npm run dev	Start local dev server
npm run build	Build production site to ./dist/
npm run preview	Preview the production build locally

Project Structure

src/
├── components/       # Reusable Astro components
├── content/docs/     # Documentation pages (MDX)
├── data/             # Theme configuration
├── layouts/          # Page layouts
├── lib/              # Utility functions
├── pages/            # Route pages
└── styles/           # Global CSS and theme files

Documentation content lives in src/content/docs/ as MDX files organized by section (about, get-started, resources, community, events).

Community

• Discord: Join our server
• GitHub: TN-Higher-Ed-Collective

Contributing

We welcome contributions from IT professionals across Tennessee's higher education institutions. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.