What are pages on GitHub?
What are pages on GitHub? GitHub Pages is a static site hosting service that takes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files straight from a repository on GitHub, optionally runs the files through a build process, and publishes a website. You can see examples of GitHub Pages sites in the GitHub Pages examples collection.
Can I use GitHub Pages for a personal website?
GitHub Pages are public web pages hosted for free through GitHub. GitHub users can create and host both personal websites (one allowed per user) and websites related to specific GitHub projects. Imagine you work on a letter using Microsoft Word on your computer.
Is GitHub Pages really free?
GitHub Pages is GitHub’s answer to project pages, and it allows you to serve any static website straight from your repository. Since GitHub pages support custom domains, you can host a static website on GitHub pages free of charge, with deploys straight from Git.
What is the difference between GitHub and GitHub Pages?
GitHub is a commercial service that can host Git repositories. (It isn’t required for using Git.) GitHub Pages are a quick way to host static web pages via Git repositories.
