Managing a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site — by GitHub Docs

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Explains adding the domain in repository settings and creating DNS records: four A (and optional AAAA) records or ALIAS/ANAME for the apex, CNAME for www. Warns against wildcard DNS records because of takeover risk.

Quick steps

Settings > Pages: enter the custom domain and Save
Create the apex A/AAAA or ALIAS/ANAME records, and a www CNAME to USERNAME.github.io
Verify with dig
Enable Enforce HTTPS once DNS propagates

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

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Source: Managing a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site by GitHub Docs. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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