# GitHub Pages

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: GH Pages, github.io

A free [GitHub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/github) service that publishes a [static website](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/static-site) straight from a [repository](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/repository).

**For example:** A [user group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/user-group) hosts its simple event website on GitHub Pages at no cost.

Official site: <https://pages.github.com>

## Connects to (4)

- [Static site](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/static-site): A website made of fixed pages that look the same for every visitor.
- [Hosting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting): Renting space on a server so your site or app can be reached on the internet at all hours.
- [GitHub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/github): A website where developers store code repositories, review each other's changes and work on software together.
- [Netlify](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/netlify): A hosting platform for websites and web apps.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/github-pages