Writing an HTML file on your own computer is only half the job. Until that file is staged, committed, and pushed to GitHub, it exists nowhere but your laptop. This topic walks through the final steps of the local-to-live pipeline: selecting the changes you want to record (staging), saving them as a labeled snapshot with a message (committing), sending that snapshot to your remote repository on GitHub (pushing), and then confirming the result by visiting your GitHub Pages URL in a browser.
Two details trip up most beginners. First, GitHub Pages does not publish instantly — after a push, GitHub runs a short build and deploy process, so a page may take a minute or two to appear or update. Second, your Pages URL is predictable: it is derived from your GitHub username and repository name, so you should know exactly where to look rather than hunting for a link. If the page shows a 404 or stale content, the usual causes are an unpushed commit, a file named something other than index.html, or simply checking too soon.
As you watch these videos, focus on the mechanics rather than memorizing commands. Notice the difference between a file that is modified, staged, and committed; watch where the push button or command appears; and pay attention to how the interface signals that your local branch is ahead of or in sync with the remote. The commit-push-verify loop you see here is the same cycle you will repeat for every assignment in this course.
An official GitHub walkthrough of the core Git commands a beginner needs, starting with initial configuration and moving through the everyday commands with worked examples. Based on its title and description, it should cover commands such as git add, git commit, git status, and git push — the exact sequence behind staging, committing, and sending work to GitHub. The examples format means you see each command typed and its effect explained rather than just a list of definitions.
It comes directly from GitHub, so the terminology and workflow match the platform you are publishing to, and it gives you the command-line foundation for the staging, committing, and pushing subtopics even if you normally use a graphical interface.
The official Visual Studio Code team's compact introduction to using Git and GitHub from inside the editor, with chapter markers for initializing a repository, renaming a branch, and related steps. It demonstrates the Source Control panel, where modified files appear and where you stage changes, type a commit message, and publish or push to GitHub. At under seven minutes it is a fast orientation to the buttons and panels you will use repeatedly.
Because most students in this course will commit and push from VS Code rather than a terminal, this video shows the exact interface for the staging and pushing subtopics, and it comes from the editor's own team so the UI walkthrough is authoritative.
A recent GitHub tutorial on managing version control inside VS Code without switching between tools. It covers connecting the editor to GitHub and handling the routine commit and push cycle from a single window, reflecting the current version of the interface. Being only a few months old, it is the closest match to the menus and buttons you will see today.
Its recency makes it a reliable visual reference when older videos show outdated menus, and its focus on the uninterrupted commit-push loop reinforces the recurring workflow at the center of this topic.
These videos target the publishing half of the module. Together they give you both the command-line and the VS Code versions of staging, committing, and pushing, which is the core mechanical skill behind MO3's commit-push-verify workflow and the middle stage of the pipeline described in MO5. Seeing your commit arrive in the remote repository on GitHub connects directly to MO1's hosted deployment and sets up MO4, where you then wait briefly for the automatic rebuild and load your username-and-repository-based Pages URL to confirm the HTML file you built for MO2 renders as expected. The videos cover the Git side; the course materials supply the GitHub Pages build delay, URL pattern, and verification steps that complete the loop.
These videos were chosen from YouTube on October 2, 2026. Each has captions; the player turns them on. Videos on YouTube can be changed or removed — if one no longer plays, tell your instructor. If a player does not appear, use its Watch on YouTube link.