: Custom domain GitHub and HostGator I've read all about my theme but just can't get trough! So, I have a website on GitHub and it is published as https://namesecondname.github.io/repositoryname/.

@Jessie594

You do not need to change the DNS. If you did that, the CNAME and A records would be pushed to be handled by Github, and that is not how it works.

Add a CNAME file to your repository in the GitHub account.


Once you log into your GitHub account, click on your repository
name:
Then click on the + sign to add a new file to your repository:
Use CNAME for File Name and enter a domain you've purchased in the
first line of the editing section.
Then click on the Commit new file button at the bottom of the page:
Select Settings from the right sidebar:
In the GitHub Pages section, you should see your domain from the
CNAME file:


Back at Hostgator:

Here you will need to create three records for your domain:


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 (the
username should be replaced with your actual GitHub account
username):

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