Pages from Private repo if student status expires? #177270
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Select Topic AreaQuestion BodyI am interesting in setting up GitHub Pages for a private organization repository, and currently have a student Pro account. I see that |
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Oh, I just read 'To publish a GitHub Pages site privately, you need to have an organization account. Additionally, your organization must use GitHub Enterprise Cloud.' so does that mean I couldn't actually publish a private site with my student Pro account to begin with? |
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Hi @cmkonrad, Yes, you can deploy a private repo on GitHub Pages with GitHub PRO, which is offered with the |
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This is only partially true @cmkonrad; there are a couple more details that need further clarification.
This is not always the case, sometimes you have to manually redeploy it via your repo pages settings. Another possible scenario is that you keep your repo private, if you lose your benefits and, after a while, upgrade back to a PRO plan, you'll have to re- deploy it manually or it might fail. Note that there are services where you can host your private GitHub repos for free without needing a PRO account, such as Cloudflare Pages or Vercel. |
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If your student Pro account expires and drops back to the free plan, the private Pages site will stop being served. The repository itself will stay intact, but Pages will no longer publish from it since private Pages require a Pro or higher plan.
The site will show a 404 until you either upgrade again or make the repository public. Once you switch it to public, GitHub will automatically redeploy the site and it will be accessible again without needing Pro.
If you want to keep it private but still view it online, your only option is to upgrade to a paid Pro or Team plan, or host it elsewhere.
If this cleared things up, please mark the answer as helpful so others can find it easily.