Light backend-like features for GitHub Pages

[darkerguy]

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I'd like to see a lightweight backend for GitHub Pages - it would be even cooler if that backend felt like frontend. For example, auth could be something like

try {
  pages.auth.tryLogin(email, password, { with: "email" }); // with could be email or username
} except {
  console.log("Wrong password or email");
}

or, account/global storage that feels like localStorage:

userStor = pages.auth.userStorage; // uses current user's storage
globalStor = pages.globalStorage;
// APIs simillar to localStorage

and even emails:

pages.email.send("you@example.com", "Hello world!");

maybe even file uploads?
All done securely behind the scenes. This would be great for apps that are almost possible on GitHub Pages but barely outside its reach. I'd love to see this added.

[itxashancode]

We need to answer as a developer in GitHub Discussions. Must follow Code of Conduct. Provide concise answer under 150 words, no fluff. The question: request for lightweight backend features for GitHub Pages. We need to respond: explain that GitHub Pages is static hosting, no server-side code, but can use GitHub Actions, serverless functions via Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, or use GitHub's own APIs via OAuth, or use GitHub's GraphQL REST API, or use GitHub's own "GitHub Pages + GitHub Actions" to generate dynamic content, or use third-party services like Supabase, Firebase, etc. Also mention that GitHub does not provide built-in backend; you can use GitHub's own API via tokens, or use GitHub Packages, or use GitHub's "GitHub Pages + GitHub Actions" to run workflows that update site. Also mention that you could use GitHub's "GitHub Pages + GitHub Actions + GitHub API" for auth via OAuth flow. Provide specific commands: e.g., to set up a workflow: .github/workflows/pages.yml. Or use "actions/upload-pages-artifact". But answer should be direct, short.