How to self-host npub.pro website on Github Pages?

Host your site for free on Github

  1. Create git repo:

export USER=<github-user-name> export REPO=nostr-site-demo mkdir $REPO; cd $REPO;

  1. Create $REPO on github.

  2. Init local repo and push to Github:

echo "# nostr-site-demo" >> README.md git init git add README.md git commit -m "first commit" git branch -M main git remote add origin https://github.com/$USER/$REPO.git git push -u origin main

  1. Setup Github Pages:
  • open repo page on github
  • open Settings -> Pages
  • under Branch choose ‘main’ and save
  1. Wait 1-2 minutes and reload the settings -> Pages page until you see “Your site is live at URL”.
  • copy URL of your github pages website
  1. Go to npub.pro admin panel and choose your site and open Settings.
  • edit Website Address, paste the URL of your Github Pages address
  • click Save

  1. Download the updated zip archive for self-hosting at <yoursite>.npub.pro/dist.zip

  2. Extract files from archive to your REPO dir, commit, push to Github: 

unzip path/to/zip/dist.zip
git add .
git commit -m "Add site files"
git push origin main
  1. Wait 1 minute for Github to update your site.

You should be done now!