This is a better alternative to what was initially at https://techkenyans.org/jamii/. Jamii is swahili for community. On techKenyans, we obsess about what is possible in communities. When enthusiasts, experts come together; a lot happens!
Follow these easy steps to create your own web profile hosted on Github for FREE! There's more to follow! 😄
Allow me to invite you to sign-up on GitHub, if you haven't. Create an account here.
Once you are logged in, click the plus icon on the upper-right corner of the page and then click New repository.
Under the Repository Name, enter your < username >.github.io For example if your username is stanley then enter stanley.github.io
Enter a short description like "My web profile" (It's good practice)
Select Initialize this repository with a README
Click Create repository
Click on Create new file
Enter index.html in Name your file
Copy the following snippet and replace name with your name.
<DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Web profile</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1 align=center>Name</h1>
</body>
</html>Click on Commit new file
👏 Voila, You're done! You web profile is now up. Simply go to < your_username >.github.io to see.
You can also upload anything or create them directly on GitHub.
If you came across this while in the company of NdagiStanley or other techkenyans they'll help you on next steps. Otherwise, get to Codecademy among other sites to learn more. Surprise and Wow us! Click here to view a sample web profile.
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