What is Pages?

Learn to publish a static site with GitHub Pages.

What is GitHub Pages?

GitHub Pages is a hosting service that publishes a website from the static files in a repository. You put sites made of HTML, CSS and JS files on the web. The repository must contain an index.html file for publishing.

echo "Merhaba" > index.html

This file is served as the home page of the site.

Static site and hosting

A static site is made of HTML, CSS and JS files that do not need code running on the server side. The content is served the same way on every request; no database is needed. Hosting means these files can be reached on the internet.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <h1>Merhaba</h1>
  </body>
</html>

GitHub Pages does this hosting job for free.

Exercise Create the first page

Create the index.html file and write merhaba in it. Add the file, save it quietly and print its contents.

Show example solution

git init -q
echo "merhaba" > index.html
git add index.html
git commit -q -m "ilk sayfa"
cat index.html

Test yourself

What kind of sites does GitHub Pages publish?
- Static sites made of HTML, CSS and JS files
- Mobile application stores
- Dynamic applications that need a database
- Sites that only run Python scripts
Show answer

Static sites made of HTML, CSS and JS files — GitHub Pages only publishes static sites; HTML, CSS and JS files are served without running on the server side.

Create the home page

echo "merhaba" > ____.html

Show answer

echo "merhaba" > index.html

Pages basics

github_pages

Publishes static sites
static_site

Made of HTML and CSS files
hosting

Serves files on the internet
index.html

The home page of the site

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