#custom domain github pages

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GitHub pages essentials

THESE THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN in order for your custom domain GitHub pages site to work:

1) Repo containing your files must be named 'name.github.io'

2) A file named 'CNAME' must contain your custom domain name (i.e. examplename.com). This file would is placed in the repo.

3) Instead of master, a branch named 'gh-pages' must be the default branch. You can change the default branch in your repo/settings/Default Branch dropdown under 'Settings'

4) Your A name record (in your domain name hosting service) must be pointing to 204.232.175.78