Sample GitHub Pages Site

Why GitHub Pages?

GitHub Pages turns any repository into a live website — instantly and for free.

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Free Hosting

Serve your site directly from a GitHub repository at no cost, with HTTPS included.

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Instant Deployment

Push a commit and your changes are live within seconds via GitHub Actions.

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Custom Domains

Point your own domain name at your GitHub Pages site with a simple DNS change.

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Jekyll Support

Optionally use Jekyll to build blogs or documentation sites straight from Markdown.

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HTTPS by Default

Every GitHub Pages site gets a free TLS certificate so your visitors are always secure.

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Any Static Stack

Use plain HTML, React, Vue, Hugo — anything that produces static files works.

Getting Started

Publishing your own GitHub Pages site takes just a few steps.

Create or fork a GitHub repository.
Add an index.html (or index.md) file to the repository root.
Go to Settings → Pages in your repository.
Under Source, select the branch you want to publish (e.g. main) and click Save.
Your site will be live at https://<username>.github.io/<repo>/ within a minute.

Minimal `index.html`

        <!-- index.html -->

        <!DOCTYPE html>

        <html lang="en">

          <head>

            <meta charset="UTF-8" />

            <title>My GitHub Pages Site</title>

          </head>

          <body>

            <h1>Hello, World!</h1>

          </body>

        </html>