set up github pages to move from netlify

[LauraLangdon]

We're switching from Netlify to GitHub Pages for deploying the website, partly because Netlify is overkill for our use case and also so that we can have more than one person do more of the site admin without having to find a way to securely share credentials.

NB: Ive added a GitHub Action to do deploy previews similar to Netlify's, but it can't make previews for forks. I'll need to make sure people like @virginiascarlett get privileges that don't require forking.

I've also added linkinator (checks for broken links) and pa11y (accessibility auditor) to the build test. I'd previously added them as dependencies, but realized today that it's still possible to push changes without running them so now that leak is plugged. The README is updated accordingly.

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[jarrodmillman]

We should also rename this repo UC-OSPO-Network.github.io. Or maybe just create a new repo named UC-OSPO-Network.github.io and push to its on merge to main.

[jarrodmillman]

Should the github pages preview work?

I normally use circleci to build the website previews and then using https://github.com/scientific-python/circleci-artifacts-redirector-action.

[jarrodmillman]

I would also move most of the build content to the Makefile and call make from the GH action. That way it is easy to build and test by hand if you want.

[LauraLangdon]

We should also rename this repo UC-OSPO-Network.github.io. Or maybe just create a new repo named UC-OSPO-Network.github.io and push to its on merge to main.

Makes sense! I'll do that after this one merges.

[LauraLangdon]

Should the github pages preview work?

I normally use circleci to build the website previews and then using https://github.com/scientific-python/circleci-artifacts-redirector-action.

The GH Pages preview is working:rossjrw/pr-preview-action pushes previews to gh-pages under /pr-preview/pr-{N}/ and posts a comment with the link. If you'd prefer CircleCI I'm happy to switch, but staying on GH Actions avoids adding another CI service.

[LauraLangdon]

I would also move most of the build content to the Makefile and call make from the GH action. That way it is easy to build and test by hand if you want.

Done!

[jarrodmillman]

Let's just merge this and fix things later if needed. Thanks!

[LauraLangdon]

pre-commit.ci autofix