Custom Domain Name Feature Addition

[darianyang]

Currently, the lab website is available at ltchong.github.io

Eventually, we can implement a custom domain name.
To do this (adapted from this link):

• The account owner must go into the ltchong.github.io repo settings
• There, if you scroll down you'll see an option for a custom domain
• Fill this in with the preferred or available subdomain name, this may be: www.pitt.edu/~ltchong/Home.html
  • click save: this will configure and add a CNAME file into the repo
  • this file should not be edited and will serve to direct all traffic from "ltchong.github.io" instead to "www.pitt.edu/~ltchong/Home.html"
• Now the DNS settings for the corresponding domain name chosen must be updated
  • this may be better to request through the pitt IT department or whomever has access to the DNS settings
  • for the subdomain, a CNAME record must be created that will direct all traffic from "www.pitt.edu/~ltchong/Home.html" instead to "ltchong.github.io"

This github pages Chong lab website will then be able to be accessed from:

• ltchong.github.io or www.pitt.edu/~ltchong/Home.html