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how to make a react project a githubpages site

1) Add GitHub Pages dependency package

Install "gh-pages" package using the below command.

npm install gh-pages — save-dev
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2) Add homepage property to package.json file

Add the below property to your package.json file.
For a GitHub user site: 
"homepage": "https://{username}.github.io"
For a custom domain: 
"homepage": "https://testwebsite.com"


3) Add deploy scripts to package.json file

Add both predeploy and deploy property scripts to the package.json file as below,

"predeploy": "npm run build",
"deploy": "gh-pages -d build"
Makefile
  The "predeploy" command is used to bundle the react application and the "deploy" command helps to deploy the bundled file.



4) Create a remote GitHub repository

Initialize the Git using "git init" command.
Add it as remote using "git remote add origin your-github-repository-url.git" command.
5) Deploy the Application to GitHub Pages

Now run the below command to deploy your react application to GitHub Pages.

npm run deploy

install github pages in react app

$ cd my-react-app
$ npm install gh-pages --save-dev