I LOVE the IDEA of GitHub pages -- keep the hosting with the source. Simplifies workflows and sync issues. But I find their SSL certs maddenning. They go from working to non working back to working and it is never clear what changed or what the problem is.
I also recently discovered that all our corporate machines show:
"MismatchCert (Hostname mismatch) Blocked by SSL_HOST_MISMATCH"
on the Github provided certificate. I can only wonder how many people have seen this and didnt visit my site because of it...
Does anyone have a recommended site/guide to setting up simple static sites without technical heroics? In the meantime, WordPress is a saviour.
I haven't used GitHub Pages. I use Netlify with Hugo and love it. Super easy, never had any SSL issues. I wrote a guide for this -- apologies if this is self-promotion, I can delete this post if necessary -- the link to my blog is in my bio. I don't think this guide requires "technical heroics", but it depends on your perspective, I guess.
I also recently discovered that all our corporate machines show: "MismatchCert (Hostname mismatch) Blocked by SSL_HOST_MISMATCH" on the Github provided certificate. I can only wonder how many people have seen this and didnt visit my site because of it...
Does anyone have a recommended site/guide to setting up simple static sites without technical heroics? In the meantime, WordPress is a saviour.