Everything is explained thoroughly but there are really only 3 steps, all on the first page http://octopress.org/docs/setup http://octopress.org/docs/setup 1.

Everything is explained thoroughly but there are really only 3 steps, all on the first page http://octopress.org/docs/setup http://octopress.org/docs/setup 1. Clone Octopress 2. Bundle install 3. Rake install The reset of the documentation is about deploying, customizing, and updating.