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Where to put website?

Github pages

• github.com, login or make an account
• Create new repository
• Click “Code” in upper left
• Choose “upload files”
• Upload the html files exported/generated/downloaded from docs
• Click “Commit” at bottom
• Click “Settings” in the top
• Go to “Pages” on the left menu

• Under “Branch” choose main and save

• Note the url on this page

• Ie username.github.io

• Your page will be visible at username.github.io/your-repository-name/your-first-tab-name.html
• Pros:

• Lots of control of how page is served
• Multiple pages
• Url is relatively simple

• Can set up a custom domain as well

• Cons

• Technical
• Not interactive

• Example:

• https://jonathaniscarroll.github.io/test-website/01-main.html

Publish a google docs/sheets web app

• In a google doc or sheet, menu item Extensions > Apps Script

• Copy this sheet for an example of a “chat room”

• Press the “+” button and add a new HTML file called “Index”

• You can insert your website code here - for example the code you generated from downloading/exporting your google doc
• Save the file

• In the pre-existing “Code” file, add this function:

• function doGet(){
•  return HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('Index');
• }

• In the upper right, click deploy > new deployment
• Select the gear > web app

• Execute as yourself
• Who has access > anyone
• Click “Deploy”

• Follow the url to your site
• Pros:

• publish interactive content
• hosting is covered

• Cons:

• kinda technical setup,
• can’t have multiple pages easily,
• url is cumbersome

QR Code

• Even if you have an unwieldy url, encapsulate it into a QR to make it easily shared
• Lots of services to do this - adobe is pretty standard
• Make sure to save your QR after you generate it - can put it right on the website, a la: