@@ -82,9 +82,19 @@ As you can see, it's very practical.
8282For free accounts, GitHub does not allow you
8383to host from a private repo.
8484
85- 3 . Initialize the repo with a README.md, or create one if
86- it doesn't exist. This file will serve as the landing page
87- if there are no other files to be served.
85+ 3 . Initialize the repo with a ` README.md ` , or create one if it doesn't
86+ exist. This file will serve as the default landing page on GitHub.
87+ Other options include ` index.html ` , ` index.htm ` or ` index.md ` . The
88+ simplest method to create a web page is by using Markdown, but you
89+ also have the option to write in HTML if you prefer. But if you are
90+ writing a content, mostly you will use Markdown more than HTML.
91+
92+ Note: While you can technically have ` README.md ` , ` index.html ` ,
93+ ` index.htm ` and ` index.md ` in your repository, it's not standard
94+ practice to include all four. GitHub Pages will prioritize them in
95+ the following order: ` index.html ` , ` index.htm ` , ` index.md ` , and then
96+ ` README.md ` . It's best to choose one primary file for your landing
97+ page to avoid confusion.
8898
89994 . Go to ` Settings ` of the repository and look for GitHub Pages
90100at the left side, it's just ` Pages ` .
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