Set up your site
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There are two ways to start your copy of the template from : generating or forking. They each have pros and cons:
Pros
Clean commit and Actions history; a "fresh start".
Can have multiple per user/organization.
A bit easier to .
Cons
A bit harder to .
You get in your repo's commit and Actions history.
Can only have one per user/organization.
Once you decide which approach to take, follow the appropriate setup steps below. We've tried to automate this setup for you as much as possible, within the limitations of GitHub!
with the button.
Name your repo something like your-lab-website
to avoid confusion with the template itself.
Set the repo to "Public" visibility.
Uncheck "Include all branches".
In your repo's "⚙️ Settings", , and .
In your repo's "▶️ Actions", find the "first time setup" workflow and . Wait for it to complete (~30 seconds).
In your repo's "⚙️ Settings", the gh-pages
branch. Wait for the first build of your site to complete (~3 minutes, multiple Actions workflows will run).
Your repo should be initialized and your site should be live! Check your readme for the link.