Flaash vs GitHub Pages

GitHub Pages is free, reliable, and a natural fit if your project already lives in a GitHub repository. It serves a site straight from a branch, or builds one via GitHub Actions, and supports a custom domain through a CNAME file. The catch is that it's fundamentally a Git workflow - there's no path to a live page that doesn't start with a repository.

Flaash vs GitHub Pages at a glance

	Flaash	GitHub Pages
Deploy method	Drag & drop folder/zip, or paste HTML	Push to a Git branch, or run a GitHub Actions build
Setup required	None - open browser, upload	GitHub account, repository, branch setup
Free tier	1 project, no card required	Free, unlimited public repos
Custom domain	Not available - *.flaash.live only	Yes, via CNAME file, free HTTPS
SSL	On by default, immediately	Yes
Best for	A static folder with no repo behind it	Projects already tracked in a GitHub repo

Where Flaash is simpler

If your files aren't in a repository - and don't need to be - there's no reason to create one just to get a page online. Drop the folder or .zip in the browser and it's live immediately, no commit history, no branch naming conventions, no Actions workflow to configure.

Where GitHub Pages is the better choice

If you're already comfortable with Git and want free hosting tied to a repo you're maintaining anyway - especially for open-source docs or a project site - GitHub Pages is a solid, no-cost choice, and it supports a custom domain that Flaash currently doesn't. Every Flaash project is served from a flaash.live subdomain, so if your own domain matters right away, that's a real point in GitHub Pages' favor.

Frequently asked questions

Do I lose anything by not using Git for my static site? Mainly version history. If that matters, keep the source under Git locally or in a private repo, and just upload the built output separately.

Can I move a site from GitHub Pages to Flaash later? Yes - the deployed output is just static files either way. Copy the same HTML/CSS/JS you'd push to a gh-pages branch and upload it directly.

Does GitHub Pages support a build step? Yes, via GitHub Actions, which can run a framework build before publishing. Flaash has no build step at all - what you upload is what's served.