about Custom domains and etc

[QuirkySiiiiiid]

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so i recently get to know that i can upload or deploy my website on github pages and like i see custom domain option... so there is like a thing called dns text record. i want to know how do i set dns txt record? and one more thing the domain provided by the github is it already secured by github?

[edwinm]

Yes, you have to set the A record(s) to the ip addresses of GitHub.

Follow the intructions in this link to have your GitHub pages under your domain:

Configuring a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site

[QuirkySiiiiiid]

if i want to yo use the domain github already assigned or the default domain do i have to set dns in that domain also??

[edwinm]

You can use the custom domain feature with an domain you have bought before. On the website were you bought the domain, you can set the DNS settings.

Do you already have your own domain?

If not, you can take a look at any domain registrar to see how it works and what the prices are, for example

namecheap

[LiteBrite82]

@QuirkySiiiiiid

You dont have to do anything else if you are using the default GitHub domain and are happy with it.

If you wanted to get a custom domain name like <YourCustomName>.com, you would have to purchase one from a DNS provider. After that, you would connect it to your GitHub Pages site through settings-> Custom Domain, and then configure your DNS settings through your provider like @edwinm posted above.

[NooruddinLakhani]

You can purchase a custom domain from https://www.nominus.com for your website. After buying the domain, you will need to configure DNS settings to connect the domain to GitHub Pages, which involves adding DNS records.