Summary - GitHub Pages
- Git course
- Advanced
- Lesson 48/56
- 5 min
Combine the Pages steps to publish a site.
The Pages publishing flow
Publishing a site with GitHub Pages goes through three steps: create the static files, add them to the gh-pages branch, and link the custom domain with CNAME. Each commit updates the site. When this flow is done your site goes live on the web.
echo "merhaba" > index.html
git add index.html
git commit -q -m "site"Practice Publish the site
Create index.html with merhaba inside and save it quietly. Open the gh-pages branch; create a CNAME file containing the domain www.ornek.com. Add both files and save quietly. Print the contents of CNAME and index.html at the end.
Starter code
git init -q
# 1) index.html olustur, icine merhaba yaz, ekle ve sessizce kaydet
# 2) gh-pages adinda yeni bir dal ac
# 3) www.ornek.com alan adini CNAME dosyasina yaz
# 4) CNAME ve index.html dosyalarini ekle ve sessizce kaydet
# 5) CNAME ve index.html iceriklerini yazdirSample solution
git init -q
echo "merhaba" > index.html
git add index.html
git commit -q -m "ilk"
git checkout -q -b gh-pages
echo "www.ornek.com" > CNAME
git add CNAME index.html
git commit -q -m "yayin"
cat CNAME
cat index.htmlExpected output
www.ornek.com merhaba
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 What is done when publishing a site with GitHub Pages?
- The files are kept only on the local machine
- The files are committed on the gh-pages branch Correct answer
- The repository is created from scratch
- All branches are deleted
Explanation: When you commit the site files on the gh-pages branch, GitHub Pages publishes those files.
2 Stage the files
git add index.html ____git add index.html CNAMEExplanation: Both the CNAME and index.html files must be on the publish branch.
3 Pages summary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
site_content |
The page contents of the site |
root_folder |
Where publishing begins |
publish_flow |
The order the steps are applied |
domain_setup |
Links a domain to the site |