GitHub Pages

GitHub Pages is free, reliable, and the most common choice here.

1. Get your site online

1. Create a GitHub account if you do not have one.
2. Create a repository. Name it yourusername.github.io for a personal site, or anything else for a project site.
3. Add an index.html file with your portfolio content.
4. In the repository, go to Settings → Pages, set the source to your main branch, and save.
5. Wait a minute, then open https://yourusername.github.io (or https://yourusername.github.io/reponame for a project site) to confirm it loads.

2. Submit your request

On the submit form:

• Record type: CNAME
• Target: yourusername.github.io

3. Connect it at GitHub Pages

Once your subdomain is live, tell GitHub Pages to answer for it. That is the step that actually makes the site load — follow the GitHub Pages steps.

Notes

• For a project site the target is still yourusername.github.io; GitHub routes the subdomain to the right repository.
• Do not add a CNAME file before we publish the DNS record; it can disable your default github.io URL.
• HTTPS may take up to an hour the first time.