Let's Make a Website! :D

And host it for freeeeee!

I'm Devan 👉 @devanipsum

http://tiny.cc/ghp

Github?

Github Pages

Is a service offered by Github to host static content on the web. And host it for freeeeee! :D

Resources!

⭐ A Github Account!

⭐ Git On Your Computer!

⭐ Access To The Internet!

The Steps!

  • Create a github repository!
  • Get some HTMLs
  • Connect That Folder To The Github Repo We Made
  • Make a branch called "gh-pages"
  • Push to that branch

Create a github repository!

Get some HTMLs

Go to the folder inside of yo' terminal

Connect That Folder To The Github Repo We Made

						
git init
git add -A
git commit -m "First commit"
git remote add origin http://github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY-NAME.git
git push origin master
						
					

Make a branch called "gh-pages"

						
git checkout -b gh-pages
git push --set-upstream origin gh-pages
						
					

Okay! That's it! :D

imdevan.github.io/hello-world

Disclaimer

Bootstrap is bad really bloated, looks super generic, and implements poor performance practices under the hood

Questions?

- What else can you do with Github Pages?
- What are some other good resources where you can learn more about web dev?
- Does IBM Design hire interns?
- How can you watch Starwars in your terminal?


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Thanks!

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