bb-week2

Task 1: Setting up your site

Step 1

Create a new repo on github using the template here
Name the repo as your github username .github.io
For example my github username is nathanwoodburn so my repo name would be nathanwoodburn.github.io (https://github.com/nathanwoodburn/nathanwoodburn.github.io)

Step 2

Go to the settings tab of your repo and the Pages section. Set the Source to Deploy from a branch and the branch to main. Click save and wait for the site to build.

Step 3

Verify that your site is working by going to https://<your username>.github.io
(For example https://nathanwoodburn.github.io [this will redirect as I have set a custom domain name])

Task 2: Updating your site content

While you are on the main page of your repo, press the . (period) key on your keyboard.
This will open the repo in VSCode in your browser and allow you to edit the files in the repo.
After you save the file, you will be able to commit the changes.

Task 3: Commiting your changes

1. Click the Source Control icon on the left hand side of the screen (looks like a branch)
2. Enter a commit message in the box at the top of the screen (use a good commit message)
3. Click Commit and Push to save the changes in a commit.
4. Wait for the website to be updated (this may take a few minutes and you can check the progress in the Actions tab of your repo or the tick/orange dot next to the commit)

Task 4: Optional adding a custom domain

This task is optional and will require you to choose a domain name.
You can pick anything ending in .boysbrigade.au (For example nathan.boysbrigade.au)
You will need to get Nathan to add the domain to the DNS records. (Ask him on discord/email)

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Optional PenTask 1

This task involves finding a password and connecting to a server.
This task will be on a separate git repo. Check the discord for the link.