Create your own free GitHub Pages website

Unofficial Walkthrough

GitHub Pages can host your website and connect it to your domain (.com) for free.

GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control that lets you and others work together on projects from anywhere.

Create Your Site

1. Start a free GitHub account.
2. Click Repositories.
3. Click New.
4. Name your repository.
5. Click Create repository.
6. Under Code > Quick Setup > Click Get started by creating a new file.
7. Name your file: index.html
8. Add any text you want to show on your site, or: Click for sample code to copy/paste into your index.html file.

9. Scroll down and click Commit new file.

Publish Your Site

1. Click Settings.
2. On the left sidebar under General > Code and Automation > Click Pages
3. Under Branch, click the dropdown and select main.
4. Click Save.

View Your Live Site

1. Click Code.
2. Click Settings again to refresh the page.
3. Within a minute, you should see your website's URL at the top of the page in the format: username.github.io/repository name.

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GitHub Pages can use HTML or Markdown Language both are easy with a little practice.

GitHub's Instructions: GitHub Docs - Creating A GitHub Pages Site

Connect Your Own Domain (.com)

Once you've bought a domain from a provider like domain.com or others, in GitHub,

1. Click Settings.
2. On the left sidebar under General > Code and Automation > Click Pages.
3. Under Custom Domain, enter your .com domain name and click Save.
4. Click Save.
5. Your Domain can take 24 hours to connect.

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