Day 5: GitHub & Live Deployment

Daily Objective

Publish your finished website live to the world using GitHub Pages or Netlify!

1. Pushing Code to GitHub

git init
git add .
git commit -m "feat: complete capstone website"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_REPO.git
git push -u origin main

2. Publishing Live for Free

Option A: GitHub Pages

1. On GitHub, go to your repository’s Settings tab.
2. Click Pages in the left sidebar.
3. Under Branch, select main and /root, then click Save.
4. Your site will be published at https://YOUR_USERNAME.github.io/YOUR_REPO/ in a few minutes!

Option B: Netlify

1. Go to Netlify.com and sign in with GitHub.
2. Click Add new site -> Import an existing project.
3. Select your repository and deploy with 1 click. You get a live custom URL and free HTTPS!

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Congratulations on Completing the 8-Week Plan!

You now possess a rock-solid foundation in HTML semantics, modern CSS styling, Flexbox, Grid, responsive design, and live deployment.

Share your live URL with friends, family, and the developer community!