Can I run HTML files directly from GitHub, instead of just viewing their source?

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If I have a .html file in a GitHub repository, e.g. for running a a set of JavaScript tests, is there any way I can view that page directly—thus running the tests?

For example, could I somehow actually see the test results that would be produced by the jQuery test suite, without downloading or cloning the repo to my local drive and running them there?

I know this would basically put GitHub in the static content hosting business, but then again, they just have to change their mime-type from text/plain to text/html.

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If you have an angular or react project in github, you can use https://stackblitz.com/ to run the application online in your browser.

Enter your Github username and repository name to view the application online - stackblitz.com/github/{GITHUB_USERNAME}/{REPO_NAME}

This works even without Node_Modules uploaded to Github

Currently support projects using @angular/cli and create-react-app. Support for Ionic, Vue, and custom webpack configs are coming soon!

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