The correct option is GitHub Pages publishes static websites straight from a repository and is well suited for project sites documentation or personal portfolios.

This choice matches the need for a simple workflow because GitHub Pages serves static files directly from a repository branch or a docs folder and requires no server management. It is commonly used for project sites and documentation and portfolios and it supports custom domains and automatic HTTPS and optional Jekyll based site generation.

GitHub Pages acts as the system of record for commits and branching across a codebase is incorrect because that describes Git and repository features while GitHub Pages is for static site hosting rather than version control.

GitHub Pages is intended for making a repository's source tree browsable on the web rather than publishing a site is incorrect because browsing code is handled by the GitHub web interface while GitHub Pages exists to publish a website from repository content.

GitHub Pages lets you run backend code from your repo to power dynamic applications with databases is incorrect because GitHub Pages serves static content only and it cannot run back end code or connect to databases.

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