ABOUT ME

• 👤 Ibrahim Akyayla
• 🎓 Computer Engineer BS/MSC
• 💼 Founder of Okinar
• 🌐 Senior Software Developer

💡 My goal today: Show you that building a website is simpler than you think!

TOPICS

• 1 What is the Internet?
• 2 HTML Basics
• 3 Domain Names
• 4 Web Hosting
• 5 Going Live

1 WHAT IS THE INTERNET?

🌐 "The internet is a massive global network of computers talking to each other."

• 🖥️ Client — your browser (Chrome, Safari...)
• 🗄️ Server — a computer storing website files
• 📡 HTTP/HTTPS — the language they speak
• 🔢 IP Address — unique ID for every device

2 HTML BASICS

HTML = HyperText Markup Language — the skeleton of every webpage

3 DOMAIN NAMES

A domain is your website's unique address — like a postal address, but online.

• 🏷️ What is it? https://www.yoursite.com
• 🛒 How to get one? Buy from registrars like Namecheap, GoDaddy, or Google Domains.
• 📌 Popular Extensions: .com .net .org .io .co .dev
• 🔗 DNS: Translates your domain name into an IP address.

4 WEB HOSTING

🏠 Server center hosting website code

• 🆓 Free Hosting: GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel
• 💲 Shared Hosting: Hostinger, Bluehost, SiteGround
• ☁️ Cloud Hosting: AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean

5 GOING LIVE

1. 💻 Write Your HTML: Create your .html files
2. 🗄️ Upload to Hosting: Drag & drop files
3. 🌍 Connect Your Domain: Point DNS records
4. 🔒 Enable HTTPS: Free SSL via Let's Encrypt
5. 🚀 You're Live!: Visit yoursite.com

Thank You! 🙌

Questions & Answers

I'd love to hear from you! Ask anything about the internet, HTML, domains, or hosting.

📧 ibrahim@okinar.com

You now know enough to build your first website. Go build something amazing! 🚀