Flask app on Github pages

Question

Recently I have been trying to create a personal website using a Flask app with Github pages. Once creating a repository titled .github.io and placing an a file titled index.html it will appear live at the address .github.io. However, once this file is deleted and replaced with a basic Flask application then a 404 page appears.

Could I please get some help on what is required to get a Flask app running on Github pages.

Thanks in advance :)

Solution

You can't host a python application on Github pages, it's designed for simple static file hosting. You could use something like Flask-Frozen to turn your Flask application into static pages, but then you obviously have some big tradeoffs depending on your site's functionality.

Comments

[Paul McBurney]

If you don't mind me asking, what are these tradeoffs?

[Jack Moody]

@PaulMcBurney many people use flask for Create, Read, Update, and Destroy apps (like how Stack Overflow allows you to create and update questions). When using static sites, you will not be able to accomplish this sort of functionality.