Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Publish your portfolio website for free with Git, GitHub, and GitHub Pages. Learn beginner version control concepts, including commits, branches, pull requests, and merges, while turning your local portfolio into a live website you can share with recruiters.
Episode 3 of 10 in Build your personal brand with Copilot. Continue to Episode 4 and explore the full series:
https://aka.ms/student-learning-series-website
Build your personal brand with Copilot is a beginner-friendly Microsoft Developer series for students. Follow Microsoft employees as they use GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, GitHub Pages, Microsoft Foundry, MCP servers, and agent skills to create, publish, and improve a professional portfolio website.
In this episode:
0:00 Welcome and an introduction to version control
3:01 Understanding commits, branches, and merges
7:10 GitHub and remote repositories
8:56 How pushing code and GitHub Pages work
10:00 Creating and configuring a GitHub repository
11:40 Downloading and installing Git
14:00 Cloning the repository with GitHub Desktop
18:32 Adding and pushing the portfolio files
20:49 Creating and reviewing a pull request
23:00 Merging the pull request and deleting the feature branch
24:51 Configuring GitHub Pages
26:02 Visiting the live portfolio website
27:39 Editing and updating the published website
30:42 Recap and what's next
Connect with the presenters:
Kurt Emrich - Software Engineer at Microsoft: linkedin.com/in/emrichkurt
Alexander Elguezabal - Software Engineer at Microsoft: linkedin.com/in/alex-elguezabal
Resources:
Download the prompts, code, and episode artifacts from GitHub: https://aka.ms/student-learning-series
Learn more about GitHub Copilot: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-GitHubCopilotApp
Download Git: git-scm.com/install
GitHub Foundations Part 1 of 2 on Microsoft Learn: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-Github-Foundations-Learning
Some features and cloud services may have eligibility, usage, or cost limits. Review the current terms before creating resources.
Subscribe to Microsoft Developer for more practical developer and AI learning:
youtube.com/@MicrosoftDeveloper
#GitHubPages #Git #StudentDevelopers
Publish your portfolio website for free with Git, GitHub, and GitHub Pages. Learn beginner version control concepts, including commits, branches, pull requests, and merges, while turning your local portfolio into a live website you can share with recruiters.
Episode 3 of 10 in Build your personal brand with Copilot. Continue to Episode 4 and explore the full series:
https://aka.ms/student-learning-series-website
Build your personal brand with Copilot is a beginner-friendly Microsoft Developer series for students. Follow Microsoft employees as they use GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, GitHub Pages, Microsoft Foundry, MCP servers, and agent skills to create, publish, and improve a professional portfolio website.
In this episode:
0:00 Welcome and an introduction to version control
3:01 Understanding commits, branches, and merges
7:10 GitHub and remote repositories
8:56 How pushing code and GitHub Pages work
10:00 Creating and configuring a GitHub repository
11:40 Downloading and installing Git
14:00 Cloning the repository with GitHub Desktop
18:32 Adding and pushing the portfolio files
20:49 Creating and reviewing a pull request
23:00 Merging the pull request and deleting the feature branch
24:51 Configuring GitHub Pages
26:02 Visiting the live portfolio website
27:39 Editing and updating the published website
30:42 Recap and what's next
Connect with the presenters:
Kurt Emrich - Software Engineer at Microsoft: linkedin.com/in/emrichkurt
Alexander Elguezabal - Software Engineer at Microsoft: linkedin.com/in/alex-elguezabal
Resources:
Download the prompts, code, and episode artifacts from GitHub: https://aka.ms/student-learning-series
Learn more about GitHub Copilot: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-GitHubCopilotApp
Download Git: git-scm.com/install
GitHub Foundations Part 1 of 2 on Microsoft Learn: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-Github-Foundations-Learning
Some features and cloud services may have eligibility, usage, or cost limits. Review the current terms before creating resources.
Subscribe to Microsoft Developer for more practical developer and AI learning:
youtube.com/@MicrosoftDeveloper
#GitHubPages #Git #StudentDevelopers
