TIL: The Basics of GitHub

"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." — Buddha

When I began writing blog posts earlier this year, I would start off with a quote that reflected my current outlook on life. I think it would be a good idea to continue that tradition here.

Today I learned how to store a static webpage on GitHub. GitHub is used to store code, and keep track of the revisions made to your files. I feel like this will be very useful for collaborating with others.

In addition, I used Codespaces, which is a cloud code editor that is based on VSCode. I was relieved when I saw this because the only code editor I had experience with before this apprenticeship was VSCode. So I felt right at home with Codespaces

After creating a simple "Hello world!" webpage, I deployed the app by using Render. Render is a hosting provider that allows your page to be viewed by anyone.

I had to plug this code into my Codespace in a new file called 'render.yaml'

services:
  - type: web
    name: hello-world
    env: ruby
    plan: free
    buildCommand: "./bin/render-build.sh"
    startCommand: "./bin/render-start.sh" 

After doing this and creating a blueprint, I went back to GitHub Pages to deploy my site! I know it's not much, But i feel like this will be a milestone that I will look back on!