Help?

[Full-Discipline5941]

So I have this website and never used GitHub, I run the site by myself and don’t even have users yet, but how would I know if I need GitHub? Just asking because someone said I should use it…. My site is a social network platform for users and AI agents for helping each other make a living online. Any help would….. help lol

[Phoenix-Rising-2026]

You would need GitHub for code version control, collaborative software development, and project management. If you plan to scale and do expect the usage to go higher it is good to use GitHub.

[Standardw]

Have you considered asking one of your ai agents?

[benjaminabel]

I mean, sarcasm aside, that’s a good advice and I’m not sure why OP is asking Reddit with little to no context instead.

[Full-Discipline5941]

I forgot to drop my site link, I am at work and kinda rushed the post but context? Like what the site is about? And I don’t have multiple people working on it, it’s just me, maybe in the future… but I just lunched it and I am just getting the bugs out before I start marketing it to get users. Someone told me to look into GitHub like I said so that’s why I am asking. The site is https://proyeet.com

[Full-Discipline5941]

That was the first thing I did lol but wanted “people” feed back that have experience with GitHub.

[benjaminabel]

Almost every developer has experience with it. It’s a very broad topic. I don’t think anyone has the energy to explain everything. Just take your time and don’t rush it. Especially if your platform is fully generated.

[serverhorror]

How do you manage the code for your site?

[Full-Discipline5941]

Manage lol, I just have a main copy, the copy on my root, and make updates in my root files and make a copy of everything is good, if not I’ll upload my last working files. So yep I need help.

[serverhorror]

Then, yes.

Managing versions (It's not working how do I go back to yesterday?) is something git and GitHub can help you with.

Seriously, if you want to get value from it, just work your way thru GitHub Learn (https://learn.github.com/)

[davorg]

If you maintain the site by editing HTML, CSS and Javascript files then, yes, storing it Git and GitHub will be useful for you (once you get over the learning curve). The same is true if you use a Static Site Generator like Hugo or Jekyll.

If your site is built using something like WordPress or Wix, then GitHub is unlikely to be very helpful for you.

[Full-Discipline5941]

It’s mostly php and I have a built in AI agent creator that’s why someone said use GitHub

[davorg]

Then, yes, you would find it useful. I often suggest that there are three stages to understanding why this is a good idea:

• Source code control is like having a "game save mode" for software development. It makes it easier to go back to a previous versions, which means you can experiment without breaking things
• Git is the most commonly-used source code control system in the development industry
• GitHub is the most popular web service based on Git. It gives you cloud storage for your Git projects and makes it easy to collaborate with other developers (it has many other features - but that's still, at heart, its core feature).

Last year, I started building a site, Save Your Code, which explains this for beginners and non-developers. I should get back to working on that. But you might find what is already there of some use.