How can I make GitHub pages use the master branch?

Question

I have a static website using Jekyll hosted on GitHub. The problem is, I don't really need the master branch, as the only thing the repository contains is the website.

This way I have to git checkout gh-pages, then git merge master, and then do git push origin gh-pages.

Is there any simple way, where I could get rid of the gh-pages branch and push directly from master?

Answer 1

The problem is, I don't really need the master branch, as the only thing the repository contains is the website.

Is there any simple way, where I could get rid of the gh-pages branch and push directly from master?

In your own words, you don't need master. Delete it. Work in gh-pages.