How to add custom domain on GitHub

[velaragirlgroup]

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Manus AI app created website for me and I connected it to GitHub.

I have a repository on guthub: https://github.com/velaragirlgroup/official

On GitHub, I was given this domain and it works well: https://velaragirlgroup.github.io/official/

Now I have a new domain from GoDaddy : www.velaragirlgroup.com

I connected it to GitHub successful. I only made changes in client/vite.config.ts by changing base from /official/ to /. That's the only change I made so far.

Does anyone know what else I have to do? Because I only made one change and the custom domain is blank : www.velaragirlgroup.com

[Zakihayder]

A few things are worth checking beyond changing the Vite base option.

1. Add a CNAME file to the published site (or configure the custom domain in Settings → Pages). The deployed site should contain a CNAME file with:

   www.velaragirlgroup.com
   

2. Verify your DNS records at GoDaddy:

   • If you're using www, it should normally be a CNAME pointing to velaragirlgroup.github.io.
   • If you're also using the apex domain (velaragirlgroup.com), GitHub recommends using the appropriate A records for GitHub Pages.

3. Wait for DNS propagation. Even after everything is configured correctly, changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to up to 24–48 hours to propagate.

4. Check the GitHub Pages deployment. Go to Settings → Pages (or the Actions tab if you're deploying with GitHub Actions) and make sure the latest deployment completed successfully without errors.

5. Open your browser's developer tools (F12 → Network/Console). If the page is blank but loads, look for 404 errors on JavaScript or CSS files. If those requests are still trying to load from /official/..., it usually means the app wasn't rebuilt or redeployed after changing the Vite base.

If you can share:

• your repository structure,
• the contents of vite.config.ts,
• and a screenshot of your GitHub Pages settings,

it'll be much easier to identify whether this is a DNS issue or a build configuration issue.

[velaragirlgroup]

Thjs picture is from GoDaddy. When I added only CNAME, custom domain did not connect to GitHub. But when I included those four A's, I managed to add custom domain to GitHub.

[velaragirlgroup]

My repository: https://github.com/velaragirlgroup/official

I changed my base from /official/ to /. This picture is from vite.config.ts

[Zakihayder]

Thanks for sharing the screenshots. Your GoDaddy DNS records look correct for GitHub Pages:

The four A records point to GitHub Pages' IP addresses.
The www CNAME points to velaragirlgroup.github.io, which is also correct.

Since your custom domain has already been accepted by GitHub, the remaining issue is likely on the deployment side rather than DNS.

A couple of things I'd check next:

Make sure you've committed and redeployed the change from base: "/official/" to base: "/". GitHub Pages won't use the new base until a fresh build is published.
In Settings → Pages, verify that the custom domain is still www.velaragirlgroup.com and that Enforce HTTPS becomes available after the certificate is issued.
Open the browser's Developer Tools → Network tab and reload the page. If you see 404s for assets such as /official/assets/... or similar, that indicates the deployed build is still using the old base path.
Since your repository is named official (not velaragirlgroup.github.io), also make sure your Pages deployment workflow is publishing the newly built dist folder rather than serving an older build.

If the GitHub Actions deployment completed successfully, could you also share the URL of the latest workflow run (or a screenshot of the deployment log)? That would help determine whether this is a build issue or a Pages configuration issue.

[velaragirlgroup]

Hello in the past someone helped me with these things and they made the GitHub domain to work well. Actually it was functioning: https://velaragirlgroup.github.io/official/

But then I bought custom domain from GoDaddy. I actually don't know these things because I'm a newbie. If you can help me, please I will really appreciate it because now there's no one to help me and I'm stuck.

The things you are talking about, I honestly don't understand. Will you please check at my repository because honestly I don't know what I'm doing: https://github.com/velaragirlgroup/official

[VasuBhardwaj-23]

Try vercel and replit

[velaragirlgroup]

Hello GitHub domain worked well: https://velaragirlgroup.github.io/official/

But I decided to get a custom domain from GoDaddy: www.velaragirlgroup.com

I connected custom domain to GitHub but I don't know where I need to make changes. Will you please help?

[AmirZzzw]

Bae

[velaragirlgroup]

Any advice because I'm confused?