Merge branch 'docs/add-subgroups-limitations-to-pages' into 'master'

Add subgroups limitations to Pages docs

Closes #34621

See merge request !12891
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Before we begin, let's understand a few concepts first.
### Static sites
## Static sites
GitLab Pages only supports static websites, meaning,
your output files must be HTML, CSS, and JavaScript only.
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to simplify your code and build the static site for you,
which is highly recommendable and much faster than hardcoding.
#### Further Reading
### Further reading
- Read through this technical overview on [Static versus Dynamic Websites](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/03/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-1-dynamic-x-static/)
- Understand [how modern Static Site Generators work](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/10/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-2/) and what you can add to your static site
- You can use [any SSG with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/06/17/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-3-examples-ci/)
- Fork an [example project](https://gitlab.com/pages) to build your website based upon
### GitLab Pages domain
## GitLab Pages domain
If you set up a GitLab Pages project on GitLab.com,
it will automatically be accessible under a
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you just need to replace Pages wildcard domain on GitLab.com
(`*.gitlab.io`) with your own.
#### Practical examples
### Practical examples
**Project Websites:**
#### Project Websites
- You created a project called `blog` under your username `john`,
therefore your project URL is `https://gitlab.com/john/blog/`.
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GitLab Pages for this project, the site will live under
`https://websites.gitlab.io/blog/`.
**User and Group Websites:**
#### User and Group Websites
- Under your username, `john`, you created a project called
`john.gitlab.io`. Your project URL will be `https://gitlab.com/john/john.gitlab.io`.
Once you enable GitLab Pages for your project, your website
will be published under `https://john.gitlab.io`.
- Under your group `websites`, you created a project called
`websites.gitlab.io`. your project's URL will be `https://gitlab.com/websites/websites.gitlab.io`. Once you enable GitLab Pages for your project,
`websites.gitlab.io`. your project's URL will be `https://gitlab.com/websites/websites.gitlab.io`.
Once you enable GitLab Pages for your project,
your website will be published under `https://websites.gitlab.io`.
>**Note:**
GitLab Pages [does **not** support subgroups](../../group/subgroups/index.md#limitations).
You can only create the highest level group website.
**General example:**
- On GitLab.com, a project site will always be available under

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[rfc]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2818#section-3.1 "HTTP Over TLS RFC"
GitLab Pages [does **not** support subgroups](../../group/subgroups/index.md#limitations).
You can only create the highest level group website.
## Redirects in GitLab Pages
Since you cannot use any custom server configuration files, like `.htaccess` or