https://projectkaasplank.justinverstijnen.nl/categories/github/Recent content in Github on justinverstijnen.nlHugoenSun, 12 Apr 2026 16:50:37 +0200https://projectkaasplank.justinverstijnen.nl/getting-started-with-github-pages/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://projectkaasplank.justinverstijnen.nl/getting-started-with-github-pages/<p>With GitHub Pages, we can host some free websites for personal use. This is really great as we mostly already use GitHub to store our code and assets for websites. In this guide, I will explain some of the advantages of GitHub Pages, and how to get started by using the service.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s dive into it!</p> <hr> <h2 id="requirements">Requirements<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#requirements" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <ul> <li>A GitHub account (free)</li> <li>A domain name for your website, or you can use the default domain name of GitHub <ul> <li><code>youraccount.github.io</code></li> </ul> </li> <li>A template website to upload to your domain name</li> <li>Some basic knowledge about websites and DNS</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="what-is-github-pages">What is GitHub Pages?<a class="td-heading-self-link" href="#what-is-github-pages" aria-label="Heading self-link"></a></h2> <p>GitHub Pages allows you to host a static website directly from a GitHub repository. This can be done without managing a server, infrastructure, or hosting provider. The only thing you do is create a repository, upload a website, and optionally connect it to a domain name of your choice. We can compare this to Azure Static Web Apps if you are familiar with that.</p>