Up and running with GitHub Pages

You’ve started learning how to code with Codecademy, Treehouse, Linda...

But how do you communicate real-world application of these skills and display your competence to potential employers?

Build in public.

I'll show you how, by getting you up and running with GitHub and Github Pages - even set up a custom domain name - in just a few minutes. I'll cover all the configurations and walk through the workflow I use for making changes to my personal site using Git and Visual Studio Code.

What you’ll learn:

• How to set up a GitHub Pages site that uses your own custom domain.
  
• A real-world workflow for updating your site, including: Git commands needed for cloning your repo, viewing status of your work, committing and pushing changes up to GitHub.
• How to use Visual Studio code to quickly spin up a server to view your work as you make changes.

Tools you'll need:

• Git
• Visual Studio Code
• Terminal
• Mac

Contents:

0:00 - Intro

0:20 - An example: my portfolio site

01:05 - Why do this?

02:16 - What I will NOT be covering

02:53 - Tools & Purchasing your domain name

04:00 - Part 1 - Create a GitHub Pages site

12:03 - Part 2 - Set up your custom domain name 

17:17 - Part 3 - A basic Git workflow for updating your site

21:17 - Wrap up & ideas for where to go from here

Duration: 25 minutes 3 seconds

Refund Policy

If you're not 100% satisfied with the purchase, or it's not what you were expecting, just reply to the download email within 30 days, and you'll get a full refund. No questions asked.