Introduction

In today's rapidly evolving professional landscape, the significance of digital portfolios has grown exponentially. A digital portfolio is much more than a mere collection of work; it is a powerful tool that can shape careers, define personal brands, and open doors to countless opportunities.

By showcasing skills, accomplishments, and continuous growth, a well-crafted digital portfolio enables individuals to stand out in competitive markets and attract the attention of potential employers, clients, and collaborators. Likewise, a digital portfolio serves as a constant source of motivation, inspiring individuals to keep building projects and pushing the boundaries of their abilities. Embracing the digital age, these portfolios provide a representation of your individual creative energy, allowing you to show the world what you are capable of.

In this article, I'll guide you through the process of creating your very own portfolio web page using GitHub Pages and HTML templates. Before we get started, it's worth noting that this process requires some basic experience with HTML and Git Bash. If you're new to these topics, don't worry! Throughout the article, I'll provide resources that can help you along the way.

Requirements

For this project, you will need a GitHub account, if you don't have one you can create one for free here.

You will also need to install Git Bash in order to interact with the repository where the Git Page will be hosted from. Git Bash can be downloaded from this link.

• After downloading Git Bash for your corresponding operating system, you will need configure it with your GitHub username and email. Open Git Bash, and run the following commands replacing "Your Name" with your actual name and "your.email@example.com" with your GitHub email address.

											
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"
											
										  

• Make sure set up was successful by running the following command in Git Bash:

											
git config --global --list
											
										  

Creating Your Page:

Step 1: Create a New Repository

Go to your GitHub account and click on the "New" button to create a new repository.

Step 2: Cloning the Repository

										
git clone https://github.com/{Your Username}/my-website.git
										
									  

Step 3: Download a Website Template

										
<section class="posts">
<article>
	<header>
	<h2>Find Fm<br />
	Music Recommendation App
	</h2>
	</header>
	<a href="https://github.com/jdwrhodes/Music_Recommendation_Website" class="image fit" target="_blank"><img src="images\musicapp.jpg" alt="" /></a>
	<p>
	In this collaborative project me and my team created a music recommendation app using Flask to deploy a
	K-Means Clustering Machine Learning model built in Python to suggest songs based on the 
	similarities in audio features between the songs.</p>
	<ul class="actions special">
	<li><a href="https://github.com/jdwrhodes/Music_Recommendation_Website" class="button" target="_blank">View Project</a></li>
	</ul>
</article>
</section>
										
									  

Step 4: Enable GitHub Pages for your repository

• Go to your GitHub repository's "Settings" tab.
• Scroll down to the "GitHub Pages" section.

Conclusion

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