geowurster

How to deploy a webpage in 2022

Instructions for getting a [mostly] static website onto a custom domain, with https encryption, for [mostly] free. I'm finally writing this down after getting stuck on step 10 way too many times. Godspeed.

1. Purchase the top-level domain - gandi.net is my current preferred registrar. Hopefully this will be the only cash you drop in this process.
2. Create a new public repository on github.
3. Clone the new repo locally and create your site content package, even starting with something as simple as a standalone index.html.
4. Add a file called CNAME to the repo, containing only a single line with your just-purchased domain in it. e.g. domain.com.
5. Commit the content to github.
6. In the settings --> pages menu of the repository on github.com, point to the correct branch, and enter the domain under "Cu