What is GitHub Pages?
Github is mostly used as Code-Hosting Platform with Version Control System. It can also be used for generating static sites for our projects, organizations etc.All we need to do is upload all the website files into a repo and enable Github Pages in Repository settings.
Then you can visit your website as username.github.io/repo
If you are new to github, first create account at github.com create a repository, initialize it with README.md file, enable github pages in repository settings using master branch and save the changes. you will be able to visit your site with README content.
Jekyll is a static-site generator developed in Ruby Language by Github Co-founder and was continued by others. Later Github adapted Jekyll for Gihtub Pages as static-site generator.
You can visit jekyllib website for excellent Documentaion. You can write Content in Markdown and Jekyll builds your site automatically.
Jekyll Quick Start Instructions:
$ gem install bundler jekyll
$ jekyll new my-awesome-site
$ cd my-awesome-site
$ bundle exec jekyll serve
=> Now browse to http://localhost:4000
You can use this for your project sites, blogs etc..
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