With GitLab Pages you can host your website at no cost.
Your files live in a GitLab project's [repository](../repository/index.md),
from which you can deploy [static websites](#explore-gitlab-pages).
GitLab Pages supports all static site generators (SSGs).
## Getting Started
Follow the steps below to get your website live. They shouldn't take more than
5 minutes to complete:
- 1. [Fork](../../../gitlab-basics/fork-project.md#how-to-fork-a-project) an [example project](https://gitlab.com/pages)
- 2. Change a file to trigger a GitLab CI/CD pipeline
- 3. Visit your project's **Settings > Pages** to see your **website link**, and click on it. Bam! Your website is live.
_Further steps (optional):_
- 4. Remove the [fork relationship](getting_started_part_two.md#fork-a-project-to-get-started-from) (_You don't need the relationship unless you intent to contribute back to the example project you forked from_).
- 5. Make it a [user/group website](getting_started_part_one.md#user-and-group-websites)
**Watch a video with the steps above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWqh9MtT4Bg**
_Advanced options:_
- [Use a custom domain](getting_started_part_three.md#adding-your-custom-domain-to-gitlab-pages)
- Apply [SSL/TLS certification](getting_started_part_three.md#ssl-tls-certificates) to your custom domain
## Explore GitLab Pages
With GitLab Pages you can create [static websites](getting_started_part_one.md#what-you-need-to-know-before-getting-started)
for your GitLab projects, groups, or user accounts. You can use any static
website generator: Jekyll, Middleman, Hexo, Hugo, Pelican, you name it!
Connect as many custom domains as you like and bring your own TLS certificate
- [Static websites and GitLab Pages domains](getting_started_part_one.md): Understand what is a static website, and how GitLab Pages default domains work
- [Projects for GitLab Pages and URL structure](getting_started_part_two.md): Forking projects and creating new ones from scratch, understanding URLs structure and baseurls
- [GitLab Pages custom domains and SSL/TLS Certificates](getting_started_part_three.md): How to add custom domains and subdomains to your website, configure DNS records, and SSL/TLS certificates
- [Creating and Tweaking GitLab CI/CD for GitLab Pages](getting_started_part_four.md): Understand how to create your own `.gitlab-ci.yml` for your site
- [Building a new GitLab docs site with Nanoc, GitLab CI, and GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/07/building-a-new-gitlab-docs-site-with-nanoc-gitlab-ci-and-gitlab-pages/)
- [Publish code coverage reports with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/03/publish-code-coverage-report-with-gitlab-pages/)
## Admin GitLab Pages for CE and EE
Enable and configure GitLab Pages on your own instance (GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Editions) with
the [admin guide](../../../administration/pages/index.md).
**Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD8c7WNcc6s**
## More information about GitLab Pages
- For an overview, visit the [feature webpage](https://about.gitlab.com/features/pages/)
- Announcement (2016-12-24): ["We're bringing GitLab Pages to CE"](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/12/24/were-bringing-gitlab-pages-to-community-edition/)
- Announcement (2017-03-06): ["We are changing the IP of GitLab Pages on GitLab.com"](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/06/we-are-changing-the-ip-of-gitlab-pages-on-gitlab-com/)
