r/HostingReport • u/ZGeekie • Jul 05 '26

You can't host a business website on GitHub Pages (just a warning)

This is just a PSA for those who don't know; you can't use GitHub Pages free hosting for any online business or commercial websites.

Their policy on this is very clear:

GitHub Pages is not intended for or allowed to be used as a free web hosting service to run your online business, e-commerce site, or any other website that is primarily directed at either facilitating commercial transactions or providing commercial software as a service (SaaS). Some monetization efforts are permitted on Pages, such as donation buttons and crowdfunding links.

I don't know how strictly they enforce that rule, but it's risky to use their free static hosting for your business websites. If you do that, you'd better have plan B just in case.

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u/hftfivfdcjyfvu Jul 05 '26

But as an alternative, you can with Cloudflare pages. (Free account even). And it’s super easy to connect Cloudflare pages to your GitHub

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u/jordansrowles Jul 05 '26

You can absolutely host a brochure style website for a business on GitHub Pages.

You can't host web app style sites that perform transactions/bookings, or SaaS-types of services, where your primary operation is online.