Setting up GitHub pages for SSL

Service workers are designed to run only across HTTPS. So, in order for us to test our code, we need our web pages to be delivered across HTTPS. GitHub pages are served across HTTPS and it's free to use. So let's get on with it.

Getting ready

Before registering for a GitHub account, please make sure you have a valid e-mail address.

How to do it...

Follow these instructions to set up GitHub pages:

1. Head over to GitHub (https://github.com) and register yourself to obtain an account, if you don't have one already.
2. Once you have done that, log in and create a new repository with the following format:

   username.github.io, where username is your username.

   

   If the first part of the repository doesn't match your username exactly, it won't work.

3. Open your command-line window and clone your repository.

   $ git clone https://github.com/username/username.github.io
   

4. Change the directory to username.github.io:

   $ cd username.github.io
   

5. Create a directory called service-workers:

   $ mkdir service-workers
   

6. Create an index.html file with some text:

   $ echo "Service Workers" > index.html
   

7. Now let's commit and push our changes to the repository:

   $ git add --all
   $ git commit -m "initial commit"
   $ git push -u origin master
   

8. Open up a browser and go to http://username.github.io/service-workers/.