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GitHub Pages

GitHub is a software development and version control platform using Git. Developers can use GitHub to store and manage their code. Technical writers can use GitHub to write documentation as code by storing and sharing content using the same tool as their development team. Because you are using the same tool as your developers, requesting document reviews is simplified because you are using the same tool.

GitHub Pages is a static web service that can be used for blogs and product documentation. GitHub Pages takes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files from a repository on GitHub and publishes a website. It is a great way to host your personal website, portfolio, blog, or documentation for your open source projects.

Benefits of using GitHub Pages:

  • Easy to use: GitHub pages is easy to use, even if you're not a developer. To create a GitHub Pages site, all you need to do is create a repository on GitHub and push your static files to the repository. GitHub will automatically publish your website.
  • Free to use: GitHub Pages is free to use for public repositories. If you have a private repository, you can use GitHub Pages if you have a paid GitHub plan.
  • Custom domains: You can use your own custom domain name for your GitHub Pages site. This is a great way to make your website look more professional while still hosting your site on GitHub Pages.
  • Version control: GitHub pages integrates seamlessly with GitHub's version control features. This means you can easily track changes to your website and roll back to previous versions, if needed.