Welcome to our signature workshop: IT for Everyone: Learning IT and Web Deployment Using AI.
Whether you are a taxi driver, a retail assistant, a healthcare worker, or someone from a completely non-technical background, this workshop is designed specifically for you. Technology is often wrapped in jargon and made to seem intimidating. In this hands-on, 8-session series, we strip away the complexity and teach you how to build, host, and publish your own website publicly on a custom domain, completely from scratch.
Most importantly, we will show you how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as your permanent learning companion, helper, and debugger.
Why This Workshop Exists
The digital economy is expanding, but the barrier to entry for managing IT systems can feel impossibly high. Traditional tutorials assume you already know what a terminal is, what DNS means, or how to write code.
This workshop is built on a different philosophy:
- Zero Jargon, Full Context: Every term is explained using real-world analogies (e.g., DNS is a post office; IP addresses are phone numbers).
- Fully Hands-On: You will not just watch a screen. You will click, type, and configure everything on your own laptop.
- Continuous Progression: Each session builds directly upon the work completed in the previous session. By the end, you have a live, custom-branded website running on the public internet.
- AI-Enabled Learning: You will learn how to ask AI to explain errors, write simple scripts, and tutor you at your own pace.
Who is this for?
- Absolute Beginners: People who have never touched a terminal, written a line of code, or managed a domain.
- Career Switchers: Anyone wanting a practical, concrete foundation in Linux, Git, DNS, and cloud hosting.
- Small Business Owners: Professionals who want to create and manage their own online presence without paying thousands to agencies.
- Example Student Profile: A taxi driver who wants to build an online booking page or a landing page for their private service, managing the DNS and code files themselves.
Prerequisites & Equipment
To participate fully in this workshop, you only need three things:
- A Laptop: Any modern Windows laptop, MacBook, or Linux laptop.
- An Internet Connection: Reliable internet to join Google Meet and connect to web tools.
- An Open Mind: No prior coding, programming, or administration knowledge is expected.
The 8-Session Roadmap (45–60 Minutes Each)
Here is a quick look at the journey we will take together over the next 8 sessions:
Session 1: Getting Started — Introducing the Terminal & Connecting to Linux
- Goal: Understand what an operating system (like Linux) is, and learn to open a terminal.
- Skills: Installing PuTTY (on Windows) or using the built-in Mac/Linux Terminal, and logging into a remote server securely.
Session 2: Finding Your Way — Linux Navigation & File Basics
- Goal: Learn how to move around and manage files inside a server using text commands.
- Skills: Navigating directories (
cd,pwd), listing files (ls), and creating/viewing text files without a mouse.
Session 3: Sandbox Setup — Creating Your Webpage in Google Antigravity
- Goal: Create your development environment in the cloud and write your first HTML website.
- Skills: Creating an account on Google Antigravity, opening a web IDE, and writing a clean, custom webpage.
Session 4: Saving Your Progress — Version Control with Git & GitHub
- Goal: Understand how to save and share your code history so you never lose your work.
- Skills: Registering on GitHub, initializing a Git repository, and uploading (pushing) your code from Google Antigravity to GitHub.
Session 5: Claiming Your Spot — Registering a Free or Paid Custom Domain
- Goal: Get a custom, human-readable name (like
yourname.eu.orgoryourname.com) for your website. - Skills: Registering a 100% free domain from
nic.eu.orgordigitalplat.org, or purchasing a cheap domain directly through Cloudflare.
Session 6: The Post Office — Configuring DNS and Cloudflare
- Goal: Connect your custom domain name to the global systems that route internet traffic.
- Skills: Creating a free Cloudflare account, updating Name Servers at your registrar, and setting up DNS proxy records.
Session 7: Going Live — Hosting with Cloudflare Pages
- Goal: Publish your code publicly so anyone in the world can visit your website.
- Skills: Connecting Cloudflare Pages to your GitHub account, deploying the webpage, and linking your custom domain to your deployment.
Session 8: Infinite Updates — Automated Deployments & Your AI Assistant
- Goal: Learn how to update your website instantly and use AI to expand your skills.
- Skills: Making a change in Google Antigravity, pushing it to Git, watching it auto-deploy, and prompting AI to help write custom CSS styles.
Let's Begin!
The journey from a blank screen to a live website is incredibly rewarding. Follow the step-by-step guides for each session exactly, and don't hesitate to copy-paste the commands. Let's dive into Session 1 to get our local tools set up!
