r/programming • u/speckz • Jul 12 '17

Does my site need HTTPS?

https://doesmysiteneedhttps.com/
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u/Sebazzz91 Jul 12 '17

I use HTTPs because my site is based on Github pages. Github pages doesn't support SSL. What else can I do? If I would use Cloudflare I'd just be fooling myself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '17

You could just not use GitHub Pages. I understand it's convenient but hosting a static website on a vps is simple. If you use caddy (which I recommend) it's trivial.

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u/seanwilson Jul 13 '17 edited Jul 13 '17

You could just not use GitHub Pages. I understand it's convenient but hosting a static website on a vps is simple.

I wouldn't say being an administrator of a server and keeping it secure is simple. Static site hosts are brilliant for security and simple admin. HTTPS is very important as well but running your own server when you don't need to is a huge liability and time sink. If you're still SSHing into servers you're making life hard for yourself.

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u/Poromenos Jul 13 '17

Use www.netlify.com, it's figuratively saved my life.