Github Top-Level Project Page

Question

Is it possible to publish a project page to http://username.github.com/ instead of http://username.github.com/projectname?

Answer 1

Create a repository called username.github.com and it will automatically be used as your top-level page.

Answer 2

Note that since April 2013 ("New GitHub Pages domain: github.io"):

• User Pages repositories may now be named using the new username/username.github.io
• Existing User Pages repositories named like username/username.github.com do not need to be renamed and will continue to be published indefinitely.
• If both a username.github.io and a username.github.com repository exists, the username.github.io version wins.

So the solution is still valid, but be aware that:

If your Pages site was previously served from a username.github.com domain, all traffic will be redirected to the new username.github.io location indefinitely, so you won't have to change any links.
For example, newmerator.github.com now redirects to newmerator.github.io.