--- title: "Migrate GitHub Pages to Netlify | Netlify" description: "Realize the speed, agility and performance of a scalable, composable web architecture with Netlify. Explore the composable web platform now!" source: "https://www.netlify.com/blog/2016/08/02/migrate-github-pages-to-netlify/" last_updated: "2026-07-11T02:44:41.000Z" --- Move from GitHub Pages to Netlify in with just a few commands! This will work immediately to deploy your existing site. For more details about how to complete the migration such as enabling your site to build in our CI system, [check out this newer article that has more details](/blog/2017/05/11/migrating-your-jekyll-site-to-netlify/). In this post I’ll show you how easy it is to migrate your GitHub page to Netlify. I’ll be using my personal project ([GitHub Pages](https://rybit.github.io) & [Netlify](https://rybit.netlify.com)) as an example. The project is a simple site that has no build necessary, the markup is all just in the root directory. These steps assume that you have `node` and `npm` installed on your machine already. If you haven’t used the Netlify CLI before, it will open a browser page to login and set the credentials. ``` npm install -g netlify-cli # install the clinetlify create --name rybit # create your site, giving it the name 'rybit'netlify deploy # deploy the sitenetlify open # view the site ``` The deploy site will ask you some simple questions and then push up the site to your url. Your site is now live! If you want to setup [continuous delivery](https://docs.netlify.com/configure-builds/overview/), every push to your Git repo will update your site automatically, it is a single command. ``` netlify init # adds webhooks for github ``` It’s just that easy. Your site is now live on our global CDN and tied in to Git. Watch below to see it in action! ![](/v3/img/blog/github-to-netlify.gif) Don’t worry if you missed any flags, want to setup a custom domain or do any other number of useful tasks, you can always [log in to the app](https://app.netlify.com) and tweak the settings. ### Share - [X (fka Twitter)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Migrate GitHub Pages to Netlify&url=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2016/08/02/migrate-github-pages-to-netlify//) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netlify.com%2Fblog%2F2016%2F08%2F02%2Fmigrate-github-pages-to-netlify%2F%2F) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2016/08/02/migrate-github-pages-to-netlify//) - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Migrate GitHub Pages to Netlify+https://www.netlify.com/blog/2016/08/02/migrate-github-pages-to-netlify//) * * * ### Tags - [Github](/blog/tags/github/) - [walkthrough](/blog/tags/walkthrough/) ## Keep reading ![](/_astro/3f45eb6eda4ea8814be310e3df4a7883a5bd9ba0-1200x675_ZcBDUS.webp) Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### How to build a real-time AI chatbot in minutes with Netlify Agent Runners (no backend) ](/blog/how-to-build-a-real-time-ai-chatbot-in-minutes-with-netlify-agent-runners-no-backend) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ![](/_astro/8fe9e8a23f944c9912003233d99a2df7fee637cf-1600x900_Z1gMhmf.webp) Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### Tracking AI search traffic: how to use Netlify Log Drains to maximize AEO ](/blog/tracking-ai-search-traffic) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ## Recent posts News & Announcements June 25, 2026 [ ### Netlify Functions, designed for Agent Experience ](/blog/netlify-functions-designed-for-agent-experience) - ![Profile picture of Eduardo Bouças](/_astro/52958f21e8450baf6d8e60302341a984e220c0cd-512x512_13VDlu.webp) Eduardo Bouças News & Announcements June 24, 2026 [ ### How we measure Netlify’s Agent Experience ](/blog/how-we-measure-netlify-agent-experience) - ![Profile picture of Sean Roberts](/_astro/bbf2243f8171dbddd80ab2103622106cef84d125-512x512_Z1d2LKE.webp) Sean Roberts Guides & Tutorials May 15, 2026 [ ### How to build a real-time AI chatbot in minutes with Netlify Agent Runners (no backend) ](/blog/how-to-build-a-real-time-ai-chatbot-in-minutes-with-netlify-agent-runners-no-backend) - ![Profile picture of Nahrin Jalal](/_astro/f0e7c8f227a03fe58340c99ef5439d5a896c0733-272x272_Z23kDpD.webp) Nahrin Jalal ![](/_astro/3f255b372fa958df35802666ee33b4609b2d71bd-1200x1586_1VtE2D.webp) ### How do the best dev and marketing teams work together? [Access the report](https://www.netlify.com/reports/2024-leadership-trend-report/access/)