: What are the downsides to using Github Pages? I'm considering hosting our new marketing website for a software product using Github Pages. The website will be quite small, and we expect low

I'm considering hosting our new marketing website for a software product using Github Pages. The website will be quite small, and we expect low amounts of traffic. We've been using shared hosting (like HostMonster) in the past, but the ability to simply push your git changes to Github to publish changes is very appealing. Of course, Github pages is free so I imagine there has to be downsides.

If I switch to using Github Pages instead of traditional shared hosting, what am I missing out on (other than the fact that the site must be static)? Are they less reliable?

In my situation, the site I want to host is a marketing site for a software application that we are hosting on Github.

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@Courtney195

This question is opinion-based but I'd still like to help you out here.

Advantages:

Well, it's free!
GitHub's CMS
gzip & minify
A fast CDN

Disadvantages:

No 'good' cache
No 'good' SSL support
No good cookies system

Of course, Github pages is free so I imagine there has to be downsides.

I understand you're thinking that but GitHub pages is quite reliable and fast. I could say it's almost as good as shared hosting but not with the features.

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