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Setup Godaddy Domain for GitHub Page

  1. Create a new file CNAME and put the domain.com in the file.
  2. Login GoDaddy > Manage domain > DNS Zone File.
  3. Under A (Host) change @ point to 192.30.252.153.
  4. Under CName (Alias) change www point to website.github.io.

see also GitHub Pages + GoDaddy

@andreamoro-git

andreamoro-git commented Jan 7, 2018 •
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hi, what if I don't want the www in [www.mydomain.com] ? Can I just skip the cname?

@mfduar8766

mfduar8766 commented Sep 16, 2018

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Thi didnt work for me. Godaddy wont accept the CNAME saying theres an error

@fanjin-z

fanjin-z commented Dec 10, 2018

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Thi didnt work for me. Godaddy wont accept the CNAME saying theres an error

Just use A type: A www [host ip] TTL

@Ronnehag

Ronnehag commented Jan 6, 2019 •
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What if I want to use a differnt CNAME for my page? Example myname.github.io/thisProject/ ?

@ScottON

ScottON commented May 1, 2021

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Thi didnt work for me. Godaddy wont accept the CNAME saying theres an error

You've probably sorted this by now...

But, I think it might help others in the future.

By default, Godaddy already has CNAME for WWW in your DNS zone -- delete that entry and try again.

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