A simple example documentation website for the Physical Computing course. Just simple HTML
NOTE: This guide does not include setting your own cloned repo and using git commands, for that ask Matti or Calvin.
Create or login to a github account here.
Once logged in, create a new repository using the New button.
Then, select Import a repository . Use this repository address (https://github.com/aaltonewmedia/physcomp-example-site-html) as the old repository URL.
Give a name to your repository, and make sure it is set to public. Then hit Begin import.
Go to Settings on your repository page and then to the Pages tab.
On the Branch section click the drop-down menu that says None and select main. Then click Save
Go back to the repository main page. Your page will be published in around 2-3 minutes.
On the About section on the right side of the page, click the gear icon. Then write a brief description (optional) and write down on the website field, your page url. Example: https://yourusername.github.io/your-repo-name
Download the index.html file and edit it in VSCode or any code editor. There are instructions within the file. Similarly, you can edit it directly within GitHub.
To upload images, go into the images folder and upload them directly from there. Remember to link them, using the correct iamge name in the index.html file.
Everytime you make a change GitHub will ask to "Commit" these changed. Write down a title for your commit and an optional description and hit Commit changes.
These changes are updated into your website after a minute or two.
You can delete all the text here and create your own readme. Also delete the images that came with this repository and upload your own.