Congrats — you’re the proud owner of a custom domain name!
You might notice, however, that your new domain name doesn’t work yet — you can’t visit it in your web browser. We have to connect it to your GitHub Pages website first.
There are two steps required:
- Inform GitHub of the new domain name we’ll be using (the one you purchased)
- Set up DNS records in Route 53 that direct to GitHub
Let’s start with the first step.
Instructions
Open GitHub and access the repo you created earlier titled
your-user-name.github.io.Click the “New file” button.
Name the new file
CNAME. Do not add a file name extension.In the file, on line 1, type the custom domain name you just purchased in the following format:
You may have purchased a domain name with a TLD other than .com. In that case, make sure to use that TLD when creating the CNAME file.
5. Commit the new file.
6. Under the title of the repo, click on “Settings.” Scroll down to the section titled “GitHub Pages” and confirm that there is a message similar to the following:
7. Try navigating to your website in your browser using your new domain name. It still doesn’t work! Let’s finish setting it up in the next few exercises.