GitHub Pages
Verified working Aug 19, 2026
Static site hosting tied directly to your GitHub repositories.
GitHub Pages lets GitHub users publish personal, organization, and project websites from repository contents. It supports hand-written HTML, GitHub’s web editor, optional themes, Jekyll-based Markdown sites, and custom domains.
Why it stands out
- Publishing is integrated into the normal GitHub commit-and-push workflow.
- Supports both account-level sites and per-repository project sites.
- Works with plain HTML or Jekyll, so users can choose minimal setup or a static-site workflow.
- Custom domains are supported without moving the site off GitHub.
- Good fit for open-source project documentation because the site lives alongside the code.
Good to know
- A user or organization site requires a repository named exactly username.github.io.
- The getting-started flow shown for account sites uses a public repository.
- GitHub Pages is oriented around static sites; database-backed or server-side applications are outside its scope.
- Project sites require Pages to be enabled from repository settings and pointed at a branch source.
Under the radar: For a project site, creating an index.html file is not enough by itself—you also need to enable Pages in the repository settings and select the branch source.
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Developers, students, and open-source maintainers can publish project docs or portfolios without setting up separate hosting. Create a personal site at a username.github.io address. Publish documentation or a demo page for an existing GitHub repository. Start with a built-in theme, then edit content through GitHub commits. Use Jekyll to maintain a simple Markdown-based blog or documentation site.
Repository-backed publishing, one user or organization site plus unlimited project sites, browser and Git workflows, GitHub Desktop support, theme chooser, Jekyll support, custom 404 pages, submodules guidance, and custom domain setup via a CNAME file.
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