Tracks · Beginner
Git, GitHub and going live
GitHub Skills exercises: Introduction to GitHub, then GitHub Pages, done inside real repositories.
The course
- Made by
- GitHub Skills
- Cost
- Free
- Language
- Git, Markdown
GitHub Pages is available in public repositories with GitHub Free and GitHub Free for organizations
Both exercises are public templates under the MIT licence. You need a free GitHub account; GitHub recommends a public repository, since private ones use Actions minutes.
Introduction to GitHub and GitHub Pages is made and run by GitHub Skills, and it is free. We do not host or copy it: you learn on their site. The live walk-through, where your instructor works through it alongside you, is ours.
Steps, as GitHub Skills names them
Create a branchCommit a fileOpen a pull requestMerge your pull requestEnable GitHub PagesConfigure your siteCustomize your home pageCreate a blog post
A suggested pace
2 weeks at 1 to 2 hours a week. This is our suggestion, not the provider's; go slower whenever you need to.
- Week 1Introduction to GitHub
- Week 2GitHub Pages
What you will build
- A profile README
- A site live at username.github.io
Instructor walk-throughs
Each day follows a free GitHub Skills exercise in your own GitHub account. GitHub Actions checks each step as you go, and the founder walks through it live.
- 01Your first pull requestIntroduction to GitHub
- 02Going live on GitHub PagesGitHub Pages
Dates and times: Dates, times and seats: To be announced. How the live sessions work
Checked on: GitHub Skills, Introduction to GitHub, GitHub Skills, GitHub Pages, GitHub Docs, Quickstart for GitHub Pages (2026-11-03). Units listed in the provider's own words; the summary, pace and walk-throughs are ours.