taahki-website

Taahki Health Center — Website Setup

This folder has everything you need to put the site live on your own domain, for free.

Files

• index.html — the website itself
• doctors.json — the list shown in “Meet the team.” Edit this file any time to add, remove, or rename doctors. No coding needed — just edit the text between the quotes.

Step 1 — Put it on GitHub

1. Create a free account at github.com if you don’t have one.
2. Create a new repository (e.g. taahki-website). Make it Public.
3. Upload index.html and doctors.json into it (drag and drop works on GitHub’s website).

Step 2 — Turn on GitHub Pages

1. In your repository, go to Settings → Pages.
2. Under “Source,” choose the main branch and /root folder, then save.
3. GitHub gives you a link like https://yourusername.github.io/taahki-website/ — that’s your site, live, within a minute or two.

Step 3 — Connect your own domain

1. Buy your domain (e.g. from Namecheap, GoDaddy, or a local Lebanese registrar) if you don’t already have one.
2. In your repository, go to Settings → Pages → Custom domain and type your domain (e.g. taahkihealth.org).
3. At your domain registrar, add these DNS records (exact steps vary slightly by registrar):
   • For a domain like taahkihealth.org: four A records pointing to GitHub’s IP addresses (GitHub’s Pages docs list the current ones — search “GitHub Pages custom domain A records”).
   • For www.taahkihealth.org: a CNAME record pointing to yourusername.github.io.
4. DNS changes can take a few hours to fully apply. Once they do, check “Enforce HTTPS” back in GitHub Pages settings so the site loads securely.

Step 4 — Make the appointment form actually deliver emails

Right now the form points to a placeholder. To make it real:

1. Go to formspree.io and create a free account.
2. Create a new form and set the delivery email to whichever inbox should receive appointment requests.
3. Formspree gives you a form ID. Open index.html, find this line near the appointment form:

   <form id="apptForm" action="https://formspree.io/f/YOUR_FORM_ID" method="POST">
   

4. Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with the ID Formspree gave you. Save and re-upload the file to GitHub.
5. Submit a test appointment on your live site to confirm the email arrives.

Step 5 — Set up a support email address

GitHub Pages hosts the website only — it doesn’t include email. Once your domain is active:

1. Sign up for a mail provider that supports custom domains — Zoho Mail has a solid free tier for one domain; Google Workspace is a paid option with more features.
2. Create an address like support@taahkihealth.org.
3. Add that address to the Contact section of index.html wherever you’d like it shown.

Updating the doctor list later

Open doctors.json on GitHub, click the pencil (edit) icon, and add or edit entries in this format:

{
  "name": "Dr. First Last",
  "role": "Their specialty or title",
  "note": "One short line about their focus"
}

Keep the commas between entries and the square brackets [ ] at the very top and bottom. Commit the change, and the live site updates automatically within a minute.