To create a GitHub pages blog, you’ll need a way to generate the HTML for each blog post or page. While you could hand-code each page, using something like Hugo is much simpler.

Ryan Cordell describes how GitHub pages can make creating a static HTML site in Jekyll much simpler for those unfamiliar with the Ruby programming language.

GitHub Pages is designed to work with a new generation of static site builders, with direct support for the Ruby-based Jekyll, including a set of GitHub-hosted themes.

You don't have to reinvent the Web site to publish some documentation for your project. Take advantage of GitHub Pages to build almost point-and-click doc sites.

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