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Joonas Häkkinen
6,038 PointsWhat really is the best way to link Namecheap to GitHub Pages?
I noticed that Namecheap gives different instructions for linking to GitHub Pages than this video. According to Namecheap you should use the following setup:
- A record for @ pointing to 192.30.252.153
- A record for @ pointing to 192.30.252.154
- CNAME record for www pointing to your username.github.io (username should be replaced with your actual GitHub account username): (https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9645/2208/how-do-i-link-my-domain-to-github-pages )
Also, GitHub recommends using a custom subdomain instead of an apex domain for GitHub Pages. (https://help.github.com/articles/about-custom-domains-for-github-pages-sites/). Could you clarify on the difference between a subdomain and an apex domain?
Would it then make sense to have the following setup on Namecheap:
- URL Redirect Record for @ pointing to http://www.yourdomain.com
- CNAME record for www pointing to your username.github.io
I would imagine that this would redirect the apex domain (yourdomain.com) to the subdomain http://www.yourdomain.com which would then be linked to GitHub with the CNAME record. This way you would get the benefits of using a custom subdomain instead of an A record to link to GitHub Pages.
So basically the question is: which instructions should I follow and what really is the best way to do this?