I thought it was only appropriate for a first post to explain and point to resources that got me started with my custom domain using Namecheap and GitHub Pages.
I used Namecheap help and GitHub help sections throughout the setup.
Pointing your domains to a gh-pages branch requires the following steps:
Steps to Follow:
- Create A records on Namecheap with the following GitHub IPs 192.30.252.153 and 192.30.252.154
- Change CNAME alias on Namecheap to username.github.io (replace username with yours)
- Remove URL record if it’s there
- Wait up to 30 minutes for changes to propagate