Secure and fast GitHub Pages with CloudFlare

This tutorial demonstrates how to use GitHub Pages with CloudFlare to host a static website using a custom domain name. By utilizing CloudFlare's CDN service and Universal SSL option, users can improve site performance and security while benefiting from HTTP/2 support. The guide also explains the advantages of static sites over dynamic ones, including better control for collaborative editing and improved performance. It covers setting up Jekyll as a static site generator, preparing the GitHub repository, configuring DNS settings, enabling SSL, and optimizing cache settings. While there are some limitations to this approach, such as not being able to set custom headers or use it for sensitive transactions, overall it provides an efficient and secure hosting solution for static sites.