domain name

Create static website with custom domain names. Perks is having your own web hosting at minimal cost. The only cost is the cost of the custom domain name.

Requirements:

Github account: For hosting the static website.
Custom domain name: Purchase domain names from GoDaddy or Namecheap etc. Alternatively, can use GitHub default url <username>.github.io

Steps:

Github
1. Create new repository with following format <username>.github.io where username refers to GitHub userid.
2. In the repository, go to setting: Under Theme, choose a Jekyll theme. When finish, click on Source, select master branch. A file needs to exist in repository before Source option can be selected.
3. If you have purchase your custom domain, you need to configure the A records and CNAME for the domain at the registrar to point to the GitHub site. Proceed to make the necessary changes at the domain registrar website.
Registrar (Below is using GoDaddy as example)
1. Under My Products, select the domain name that will be used. Click on Manage button.
2. Once in setting page, scroll down to Additional Settings and click Manage DNS
3. Within the DNS management page, Add in 4 “A” row with each pointing to IP as follows:
  1. 185.199.108.153
  2. 185.199.109.153
  3. 185.199.110.153
  4. 185.199.111.153
4. Add in the CNAME pointing to your repository at Github: <username>.github.io
5. View link for more info on configuring domain name with goDaddy
6. Similarly, see following link for Namecheap
7. Note: if you setup using A records and CNAME, leave the nameservers as default.
8. Once the settings are configured, return to GitHub pages to add the custom domain name
Github
1. At the setting page, add the custom domain name in the Custom Domain section.
2. Tick Enforce Https (may take up to 24 hours to take effect)
3. Completed.
Proceed to add in contents in GitHub using markdown.