Is there an alternative to .htaccess for GitHub Pages?

Question

I understand that .htaccess is not supported by GitHub Pages. Is there an alternative for password-protecting particular directories for websites hosted by GitHub Pages?

Dorettadorette

but the directories are open source unless its in a private repo? – Hypersthene

you're right about that... but assuming one has a private repo... – Dorettadorette

yeah... they should add a similar function to .htaccess – Hypersthene

The exact same question has been asked ok Webapps.stackexchange: webapps.stackexchange.com/q/35692/8562 – Heavyfooted

@MartinThoma probably 'cause he asked it. – Macerate

You can use something like this to create a hidden directory github.com/matteobrusa/Password-protection-for-static-pages – Bremen

Answer 1

Although you can't use .htaccess or .conf, Github has instructions on how to use the Jekyll Redirect From plugin.

https://help.github.com/articles/redirects-on-github-pages/

The page above no longer has any mention of the plugin. The direct link to the jekyll-redirect-from plugin GitHub repo is https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll-redirect-from

Reinstate

Does this plugin allow for external redirects? In my .htaccess I had Redirect /PDF https://drive.google.com/file/d//view?usp=sharing – Proteiform

Answer 2

"Unfortunately, GitHub pages only supports static pages. There is no way to make it execute server-side code and thus it's impossible to protect your pages with any kind of authentication scheme. If you expand further on why you need to password-protect your pages, maybe I can help you find a workaround."

Source: https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/35692/is-there-an-alternative-to-using-htaccess-to-password-protect-subdirectories-in

Recessional

I am here since I needed a git hub page to redirect based on the google API not liking Angular App hashtag URL. Now since I cant control the redirect I will need to host the App myself - unless I can get around the Google Console API somehow... – Cryan

Answer 3

This post comes out at the top of web search when you look for .htaccess redirects in github pages. I am going to answer this question in that sense.

One option is to use a DNS redirect instead. You do this by putting a file named CNAME in the project's root directory (not sure if it works in a subdirectory). Just put the redirection URL in the file. However, there are a few limitations, e.g. you can only redirect to a website's root.

Innerve

please provide an example – Hendiadys

@Atais, you can use DNS CNAME / DNS Synthetic records to do this. – Expanded

Answer 4

I'm using a 404.html to redirect users from old S9Y index.php to my new blog on Github Pages. Check this commit: https://github.com/lionello/lionello.github.io/commit/c175f6524a53e29aea1890c8a758afd0e8944852

Guyette

Answer 5

The answer is yes you can now add "404.html" in you code Repository. You can display a custom 404 error page when people try to access nonexistent pages on your github site.

For more information you can refer to this link!

Sandor