Deploying React App On GitHub Pages In 6 Steps.

Show your React App to the world for FREE Using GitHub Pages in 6 Easy Steps.

1. Create a Github Repository.

Create a Public GitHub Repository for your React App.

You need to create a GitHub account if you don't have it yet.

Make a note of your "Owner Name" and "Repository Name" in GitHub.

2. Adding homepage key.

Go to package.json and make a new key named homepage and put its value something like the following
http://<owner-name>.github.io/<app-name>/

In my case it will be:

package.json

{
  "homepage": "http://youssefzidan.github.io/gh-pages-app/",
  "name": "gh-pages-app",
  "version": "0.1.0"
  //...
}

3. wrap your Routes inside <HashRouter basename="/">

If your app has routing wrap your Routes inside <HashRouter basename="/">

We need this step to prevent GitHub to redirect your app to 404 in case you refresh teh page.

import React from "react";
import {
  BrowserRouter,
  Switch,
  Route,
  Link,
  HashRouter,
} from "react-router-dom";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <BrowserRouter>
      <HashRouter basename="/">
        <nav>
          <ul>
            <li>
              <Link to="/">Home</Link>
            </li>
            <li>
              <Link to="/about">About</Link>
            </li>
            <li>
              <Link to="/users">Users</Link>
            </li>
          </ul>
        </nav>

        <Switch>
          <Route path="/about">
            <About />
          </Route>
          <Route path="/users">
            <Users />
          </Route>
          <Route path="/">
            <Home />
          </Route>
        </Switch>
      </HashRouter>
    </BrowserRouter>
  );
}

function Home() {
  return <h2>Home</h2>;
}

function About() {
  return <h2>About</h2>;
}

function Users() {
  return <h2>Users</h2>;
}

4. Build Your app

Run the build command

npm run build

You will find a newly created folder named build.

5. Change the build folder name to be docs.

Rename the build folder to be docs

6. Change Repo Settings.

• Go to repo settings => Pages section.

• Pick your default branch in my case it's master

• Change the /(root) option to be to /docs

Now wait a few minutes and you will see your app published in a URL like this

https://youssefzidan.github.io/gh-pages-app/