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Keshav Mohta

Add Domain in Github

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github, namecheap, domain, host

Add Domain in GitHub

  1. click on Profile Icon > Settings > Page ; it opens this link github.com/settings/pages

  2. click Add a domain button , page link will be github.com/settings/pages_verified_domains/new

  3. write domain name with without www ; click on Add domain ; it will display to add DNS TXT record details github domain verification page

  4. keep open this page; copy these record and go to your domain provider; in my case it is namecheap.com

Add DNS record in domain provider

  1. Login to namecheap.com

  2. go to Domain List

  3. click on Manage button against your domain

  4. Click on Advanced DNS tab

  5. Under HOST RECORDS panel click on ADD NEW RECORD plus icon name-cheap-host-page

  6. Add TXT record A. Select Type TXT Record B. Host Name: Copy the first value shown on github ( do not add the domain name as prefix ; just the value copied ) C. Value: Use the second code shown in github D. click on ✅ to save

  7. Add CNAME A. Select Type ALIAS Record B. Host Name: add @ C. Value: write <github-user-name>.github.io D. click on ✅ to save

  8. Add CNAME A. Select Type CNAME Record B. Host Name: add www C. Value: write <github-user-name>.github.io D. click on ✅ to save

    Note: all old records ( the default one ) will be automatically removed. dns-filled-form

  9. Now go to github again and click on Verify button

  10. it will be verified within 24 hours or immediately some time.

  11. if it is fail to verify immediately; check after some hours and click on verify again option against your domain.

  12. Finally it will look like this ; you can add multiple domain.

verified domain page

Bonus tip

you can validate your domain using dig command ( need to install in system) and use it

Terminal window
> dig `domain name only` NS
> dig `domain name` +trace