Deploying Existing Create-React-App on GitHub to Netlify

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Let's deploy a create-react-app generated site on Netlify.

After signing in to Netlify, click on New Site from Git on the top right.

Click on GitHub button to choose a repository to deploy. It will prompt you for GitHub access.

You can give Netlify only a public repo access by clicking on the checkbox below "GitHub" button.

Filter by repo name and "pick a repository" by clicking on a repo returned.

Set the basic settings for create-react-app site.

1. Build command - yarn build or npm run build
2. Publish directory - build

After clicking on the "Deploy site" button, you will be forwarded to an "Overview" page with "Site deploy in progress" message.

After a few moments (<- this is relative term....), you will see a randomly generated URL.

OK, you just deployed a site on Netlify 🎉🎉🎉

Other Resources

1. Netlify Home Page
2. Deploy React Apps in less than 30 Seconds - This short tutorial shows how to deploy directly from command line without going through GitHub.
3. Netlify Official Documentation