Custom domain with github
Freenom allows to register custom domain for free for 12 months with ending *.tk *.ml *.ga etc. Github allows to host static
pages and register them within custom domain e.g. myexample.tk and www.myexample.tk. The following instruction shows how to do that.
Free custom domain
Freenom allows to register custom domain for free for 12 months with ending *.tk *.ml *.ga etc.
Register e.g. with google account and choose/register available domain for free e.g. myexample.tk.
Github pages
Within a project you may create github pages (master branch or special gh-pages branch).
- Select your project in Github https://github.com/
/ - Go to Settings
- Scroll to Github pages (optionally select Source and Theme Changer)
- Fill custom domain, e.g.
myexample.tk
Freenom A record
Now you need to register A records within your domain at freenom
First to enable it, follow STEP 1 and then STEP 2 to configure
- STEP 1 – Go to My Domains – Click on Manage Domain – Click on Management Tools – Click on Nameservers – Select Use default nameservers – Press Change Nameservers, DONE!
- STEP 2 – Click on Manage Domain – Manage Freenom DNS – Now you can enter a variety of different DNS records, including A, MX and CNAME records.
- STEP 3 – register these A records (current instructions at help.github.com ) — 185.199.108.153 — 185.199.109.153 — 185.199.110.153 — 185.199.111.153 These may take up to 30 minutes to be propagated through Internet.
Freenom CNAME record
if you want www subdomain to be handled by the same web pages, register CNAME record
– Go to My Domains
– Click on Manage Domain
– Manage Freenom DNS
– Add CNAME with Name www and target <your name>.github.com
This may take up to a day to be propagated through Internet.