I'm building a blog using Github Pages & Jekyll

[Jisenku]

Yup, you read that right. I'm going to be the idiot with no experience with coding (other than basic Markdown experience) and create a blog using Github Pages.

lol but really, does anybody have any tips on how to get it working great, and maybe some first-timer tips. I don't actually know any code, but that's why I picked Github specifically, just because it's a no-frills, no subscription website deployment software that I can self-host or let them host (to a limit anyway.)

 

[Deepak]

Yup, you read that right. I'm going to be the idiot with no experience with coding (other than basic Markdown experience) and create a blog using Github Pages.

lol but really, does anybody have any tips on how to get it working great, and maybe some first-timer tips. I don't actually know any code, but that's why I picked Github specifically, just because it's a no-frills, no subscription website deployment software that I can self-host or let them host (to a limit anyway.)

good luck!

 

[28142]

The main thing to keep in mind with github pages is that it only allows static pages. Web applications don't work, user input wont work unless you do some really hacky stuff and if you start doing that, you will compromise the security of the site.

Only basics sites will work with github unless you do the dynamic stuff client-side, but be careful with what you do like that.

 

[Jisenku]

The main thing to keep in mind with github pages is that it only allows static pages. Web applications don't work, user input wont work unless you do some really hacky stuff and if you start doing that, you will compromise the security of the site.

Only basics sites will work with github unless you do the dynamic stuff client-side, but be careful with what you do like that.

So is it possible to add Google Ads onto the site? I only want to do that sort of stuff on the bottom of my posts (I mean gotta get some monies somehow), so do you think that's considered too dynamic for a static page?

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Here's the GitHub page... forgot to add
https://github.com/BlueJYT/BlueJsBlog

 

[28142]

So is it possible to add Google Ads onto the site? I only want to do that sort of stuff on the bottom of my posts (I mean gotta get some monies somehow), so do you think that's considered too dynamic for a static page?

Yes, all of that stuff is dynamic. Again, even something as simple as a comments system is dynamic.

 

[Jisenku]

Yes, all of that stuff is dynamic. Again, even something as simple as a comments system is dynamic.

Wait, what about using Firebase to do dynamic page things?

 

[28142]

Wait, what about using Firebase to do dynamic page things?

I've never used Firebase so idk how it works exactly but last I heard that was mobile/web apps, which again, github doesn't support.

As I said before, there is ways of doing dynamic stuff on static pages, BUT, you could very easily compromise security of the site and cause many issues as it's all basically work arounds and no direct routes.

 

[Jisenku]

I've never used Firebase so idk how it works exactly but last I heard that was mobile/web apps, which again, github doesn't support.

As I said before, there is ways of doing dynamic stuff on static pages, BUT, you could very easily compromise security of the site and cause many issues as it's all basically work arounds and no direct routes.

That's why I'm trying to think of ways to get it as secure as possible by using sources I can trust. (well... I mean... I guess? It's Google but still)

Also JESUS CHRIST GITHUB DEPLOYMENT IS FAST AS FRICK

 

[28142]

That's why I'm trying to think of ways to get it as secure as possible by using sources I can trust. (well... I mean... I guess? It's Google but still)

Also JESUS CHRIST GITHUB DEPLOYMENT IS FAST AS FRICK

Yeah, there's not really any good ways I know of of forcing github pages to be dynamic. Also yup! I love github sooo much~

 

[Jisenku]

Yeah, there's not really any good ways I know of of forcing github pages to be dynamic. Also yup! I love github sooo much~

btw thanks for merging my posts, I wasn't sure what would be appropriate
I guess it sucks that I can't do a crazy amount since it's static, but at least I can experiment with Firebase without having to worry about leaking any code (There's not any personal info, so it's basically fine)

 

[Jisenku]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

this is harrrdddd

it's not the static pages... that is easy, but trying to make blogs with Github is going to be the end of me. Then I tried using netlify... but that's even harder


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa screw this i'm just going to something else


GAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa it's 4 ammmmmm aaaaaaaa