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Hosting a Static Website on Github

OPEN TO:
-Faculty -Graduate Students -Postdocs -Staff -Undergraduate Students

In this workshop, you’ll quickly build a very simple website (or bring your own) and learn how to use simple terminal commands to host it on Github for free. 

With the provided Bootstrap 4 template, and tools like Bootstrapr.io for customizing it, creating a professional looking website has never been easier. With sites like GitHub, we can easily upload and host that website for free. In this workshop, you’ll quickly build a very simple website (or bring your own) and learn how to use simple terminal commands to host it on Github for free. 

Prerequisites:

  • A basic working knowledge of HTML / CSS
  • A basic working knowledge of the command line interface (any Mac OS or Windows shell application)

Learning Goals:

  • Learn to customize a pre-built template for an academic professional website
  • Learn to host a static website on Github Pages

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DATE
Friday, May 16, 2025
TIME
1:00PM - 3:00PM
LOCATION
264 Hesburgh Library (Technology Commons)
CATEGORIES
Professional Development

Registration is required. There are 15 seats available.

Contact Info

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Randal Sean Harrison

Hesburgh Library
Library 158
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556

(760) 688-8514
rharriso@nd.edu

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