They deployed a client landing page on GitHub Pages for free with a custom domain and HTTPS and no server costs. DNS propagation was slow but it was smooth once sorted.
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They run their own custom domain on GitHub Pages without buying an SSL certificate, since it comes with a Let's Encrypt certificate.
A developer built a huge Hugo site with tens of thousands of pages on GitHub Pages and everything, including build speed, works fine.
They host an Angular SPA on GitHub Pages for free and find the custom-domain CNAME documentation simple, with GitHub Actions giving easy CI/CD.
Common questions about GitHub Pages
Is GitHub Pages worth it?
Of the 5 reviews with a clear verdict, 80% are positive, 0% mixed and 20% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is slow.
What do people like about GitHub Pages?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (4 reviews), good free plan (4 reviews) and reliable (1 review). For example: They host several single-page apps on GitHub Pages using custom .com domains bought elsewhere.
What are the most common complaints about GitHub Pages?
The complaints reviewers mention most: slow (1 review).
What does the signal score of 60 mean?
It's how well reviewed GitHub Pages is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a service needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed services here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of GitHub Pages?
Category: Static & frontend hosting.
Where do these GitHub Pages reviews come from?
13 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Customer reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.