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In GoDaddy =>
Go to "Manage my Domains"
Next to your domain, click on the Settings Sprocket Drop down and select "Manage DNS"
At the bottom of the "Records" Section, click "ADD"
Type: A
Host: @
Points to: 192.30.252.153
* Leave TTL as is
Click "ADD" again to add another record:
Type: A
Host: @
Points to: 192.30.252.154
* Leave TTL as is
NOTE: Make sure these are the only 2 A Records - if there are others, delete them.
In your local files in Sublime =>
Add new file, type in: domainname.com (no "www" or anything else)
Save file as: "CNAME" (no extension) in the main site directory
Push file and merge with master
To check if the custom domain has propagated, in console =>
Good resource: http://andrewsturges.com/blog/jekyll/tutorial/2014/11/06/github-and-godaddy.html
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