Free subdomain cannot verify #47024

charliebunt · 2023-02-11T01:47:30Z

charliebunt
Feb 11, 2023

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I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same folder - so confused

lbirkert · 2023-02-11T16:27:07Z

lbirkert
Feb 11, 2023

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I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same folder - so confused

Good evening,

Github requires domain verification because it does not want you to be able to access domains that don't belong to you.

That's why they make you create a socalled CNAME record on your domain/subdomain, which then gets checked so they know that this is really your domain.

Unfortunately how to add this CNAME record really depends on your hoster/registrar/free subdomain provider.

You will have to provide further details where you have got this subdomain from or look for guides on creating this record yourself.

You could also take a look at FreeNOM, as they provide free domains for 1 year.

Make sure to set this reply as the answer if this helped you.

Take care.

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charliebunt Feb 12, 2023
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Thanks but I was just trying to use a free subdomain as in I do not have a domain service provider for github.

Mannyflow7 Feb 14, 2023

Thanks but I was just trying to use a free subdomain as in I do not have a domain service provider for github.

charliebunt · 2023-02-11T22:09:25Z

charliebunt
Feb 11, 2023
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Thank you for your reply. As you probably know there are many free subdomains on offer in GitHub and you are told to fork their repository and write a valid json file to add your specific subdomain name and wait for it to be reviewed then added. However, beyond this I was just told to remember to add it to settings. GitHub settings then pages where you add a custom domain wants an apex domain because if I try and add a subdomain the system throws out the name with an alert to verify. I am asking the community because I can’t get a reply from the domain provider about how to verify because I’d imagine they think I should have this basic knowledge which I would if it was just a matter of adding example.com by going into a providers settings for dns. What am I missing? Please excuse my ignorance. Best Regards

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On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 3:27 am, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: Select Topic Area Question Body I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same folder - so confused Good evening, Github requires domain verification because it does not want you to be able to access domains that don't belong to you. That's why they make you create a socalled CNAME record on your domain/subdomain, which then gets checked so they know that this is really your domain. Unfortunately how to add this CNAME record really depends on your hoster/registrar/free subdomain provider. You will have to provide further details where you have got this subdomain from or look for guides on creating this record yourself. You could also take a look at FreeNOM, as they provide free domains for 1 year. Make sure to set this reply as the answer if this helped you. Take care. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47024 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M3ZV4XZQF6V4JFJKUDWW64WLANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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lbirkert Feb 12, 2023

Thank you for your reply. As you probably know there are many free subdomains on offer in GitHub and you are told to fork their repository and write a valid json file to add your specific subdomain name and wait for it to be reviewed then added. However, beyond this I was just told to remember to add it to settings. GitHub settings then pages where you add a custom domain wants an apex domain because if I try and add a subdomain the system throws out the name with an alert to verify. I am asking the community because I can’t get a reply from the domain provider about how to verify because I’d imagine they think I should have this basic knowledge which I would if it was just a matter of adding example.com by going into a providers settings for dns. What am I missing? Please excuse my ignorance. Best Regards
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 3:27 am, KekOnTheWorld @.> wrote: Select Topic Area Question Body I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same folder - so confused Good evening, Github requires domain verification because it does not want you to be able to access domains that don't belong to you. That's why they make you create a socalled CNAME record on your domain/subdomain, which then gets checked so they know that this is really your domain. Unfortunately how to add this CNAME record really depends on your hoster/registrar/free subdomain provider. You will have to provide further details where you have got this subdomain from or look for guides on creating this record yourself. You could also take a look at FreeNOM, as they provide free domains for 1 year. Make sure to set this reply as the answer if this helped you. Take care. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47024 (comment)>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M3ZV4XZQF6V4JFJKUDWW64WLANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.>

If you talk about providers like js.org, I do not know if they even still work, the CNAME file in the repo has been deprecated a long time ago.

charliebunt · 2023-02-11T22:13:29Z

charliebunt
Feb 11, 2023
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….perhaps I should have added cname and txt to the json file ? The txt file “challenge” one given by GitHub with verification code. (?)

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On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 9:09 am, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: Thank you for your reply. As you probably know there are many free subdomains on offer in GitHub and you are told to fork their repository and write a valid json file to add your specific subdomain name and wait for it to be reviewed then added. However, beyond this I was just told to remember to add it to settings. GitHub settings then pages where you add a custom domain wants an apex domain because if I try and add a subdomain the system throws out the name with an alert to verify. I am asking the community because I can’t get a reply from the domain provider about how to verify because I’d imagine they think I should have this basic knowledge which I would if it was just a matter of adding example.com by going into a providers settings for dns. What am I missing? Please excuse my ignorance. Best Regards On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 3:27 am, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: > Select Topic Area > > Question > Body > > I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok > but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a > dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created > a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same > folder - so confused > > Good evening, > > Github requires domain verification because it does not want you to be > able to access domains that don't belong to you. > > That's why they make you create a socalled CNAME record on your > domain/subdomain, which then gets checked so they know that this is really > your domain. > > Unfortunately how to add this CNAME record really depends on your > hoster/registrar/free subdomain provider. > > You will have to provide further details where you have got this > subdomain from or look for guides on creating this record yourself. > > You could also take a look at FreeNOM, as they provide free domains for 1 > year. > > Make sure to set this reply as the answer if this helped you. > > Take care. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M3ZV4XZQF6V4JFJKUDWW64WLANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

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lbirkert Feb 12, 2023

….perhaps I should have added cname and txt to the json file ? The txt file “challenge” one given by GitHub with verification code. (?)
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 9:09 am, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: Thank you for your reply. As you probably know there are many free subdomains on offer in GitHub and you are told to fork their repository and write a valid json file to add your specific subdomain name and wait for it to be reviewed then added. However, beyond this I was just told to remember to add it to settings. GitHub settings then pages where you add a custom domain wants an apex domain because if I try and add a subdomain the system throws out the name with an alert to verify. I am asking the community because I can’t get a reply from the domain provider about how to verify because I’d imagine they think I should have this basic knowledge which I would if it was just a matter of adding example.com by going into a providers settings for dns. What am I missing? Please excuse my ignorance. Best Regards On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 3:27 am, KekOnTheWorld @.> wrote: > Select Topic Area > > Question > Body > > I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok > but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a > dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created > a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same > folder - so confused > > Good evening, > > Github requires domain verification because it does not want you to be > able to access domains that don't belong to you. > > That's why they make you create a socalled CNAME record on your > domain/subdomain, which then gets checked so they know that this is really > your domain. > > Unfortunately how to add this CNAME record really depends on your > hoster/registrar/free subdomain provider. > > You will have to provide further details where you have got this > subdomain from or look for guides on creating this record yourself. > > You could also take a look at FreeNOM, as they provide free domains for 1 > year. > > Make sure to set this reply as the answer if this helped you. > > Take care. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M3ZV4XZQF6V4JFJKUDWW64WLANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > @.***> >

Hey, I understand your Problem.

Github pages grants each user 1 fee subdomain for their entire account.

(For me that is kekontheworld.github.io, in general .github.io)

You cannot assign this subdomain, it automatically gets assigned.

Example:

I create a repo named 'MyRepo' and add github pages: Site will be located at https://kekontheworld.github.io/MyRepo

If you want to put content at the root of your subdomain (/) your repository must be named exactly like your subdomain.

For me thats 'kekontheworld.github.io' (https://github.com/KekOnTheWorld/kekontheworld.github.io) and the site will be located at https://kekontheworld.github.io (I have added my custom domain tho, kotw.dev, so it just redirects to kotw.dev)

Custom domains refer to external domains that are not subdomains of github.io.

Take care

lbirkert Feb 12, 2023

….perhaps I should have added cname and txt to the json file ? The txt file “challenge” one given by GitHub with verification code. (?)
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 9:09 am, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: Thank you for your reply. As you probably know there are many free subdomains on offer in GitHub and you are told to fork their repository and write a valid json file to add your specific subdomain name and wait for it to be reviewed then added. However, beyond this I was just told to remember to add it to settings. GitHub settings then pages where you add a custom domain wants an apex domain because if I try and add a subdomain the system throws out the name with an alert to verify. I am asking the community because I can’t get a reply from the domain provider about how to verify because I’d imagine they think I should have this basic knowledge which I would if it was just a matter of adding example.com by going into a providers settings for dns. What am I missing? Please excuse my ignorance. Best Regards On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 3:27 am, KekOnTheWorld @.> wrote: > Select Topic Area > > Question > Body > > I want to use a subdomain for one of my repos and I have registered it ok > but now I cannot add it in pages because wants verification. I don’t have a > dns my server is GitHub so where am I supposed to verify ? I mean I created > a cname record in root folder but where am I supposed to add a txt to same > folder - so confused > > Good evening, > > Github requires domain verification because it does not want you to be > able to access domains that don't belong to you. > > That's why they make you create a socalled CNAME record on your > domain/subdomain, which then gets checked so they know that this is really > your domain. > > Unfortunately how to add this CNAME record really depends on your > hoster/registrar/free subdomain provider. > > You will have to provide further details where you have got this > subdomain from or look for guides on creating this record yourself. > > You could also take a look at FreeNOM, as they provide free domains for 1 > year. > > Make sure to set this reply as the answer if this helped you. > > Take care. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M3ZV4XZQF6V4JFJKUDWW64WLANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > @.***> >

It would be good knowing which specific provider you are using.

charliebunt Feb 13, 2023
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Thanks , yes I realised the other day you can add myname.github.io to direct to short url so that's good. I have no specific provider because I use github as a free place to keep my portfolio and then I am happy to just use the free subdomain they allow. I just wanted to use is-cool.dev because I think it is cool! as an alternative but I can't get it to work. The TXT file verify info github gives I'm thinking must only be to verify provider sites and not to do with this. Anyway I have resubmitted and waiting on code review.

lbirkert · 2023-02-12T08:58:56Z

lbirkert
Feb 12, 2023

Hey, I saw you following the Open Domains github orga,

Fork the repo
Clone locally and add this file

domains/yourname.is-not-a.dev

{
  "$schema": "../schemas/domain.schema.json",

  "description": "Your description",

  "domain": "is-not-a.dev",
  "subdomain": "yourname",

  "owner": {
    "repo": "https://github.com/Yourname/Yourrepo",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },

  "record": {
    "CNAME": "yourname.github.io"
  },

  "proxy": false
}

commit and push
go to the github repo and click on create pull request
wait till the pull request has been reviewed and merged
you can now use yourname.is-not-a.dev in a repo of your choice

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charliebunt Feb 12, 2023
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I've resubmitted the json by adding "repo": "https://github.com/myname/myname.github.io", and waiting on a code reviewer. Not feeling very hopeful though because it just keeps resolving to insecure site when I try the dev sub. If it doesn't work at least I have the github short url.

charliebunt Feb 13, 2023
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not working

lbirkert Feb 13, 2023

I've resubmitted the json by adding "repo": "https://github.com/myname/myname.github.io", and waiting on a code reviewer. Not feeling very hopeful though because it just keeps resolving to insecure site when I try the dev sub. If it doesn't work at least I have the github short url.

You will need to wait till the PR is merged, please have some patience.

charliebunt · 2023-02-13T22:27:41Z

charliebunt
Feb 13, 2023
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It is still not working for me and just showing an insecure site page warning

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On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 4:53 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: I've resubmitted the json by adding "repo": " https://github.com/myname/myname.github.io", and waiting on a code reviewer. Not feeling very hopeful though because it just keeps resolving to insecure site when I try the dev sub. If it doesn't work at least I have the github short url. You will need to wait till the PR is merged, please have some patience. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47024 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M4R6YZQG2Q47GEOOSTWXHD4HANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

It is still not working for me and just showing an insecure site page warning
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On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 4:53 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.> wrote: I've resubmitted the json by adding "repo": " https://github.com/myname/myname.github.io", and waiting on a code reviewer. Not feeling very hopeful though because it just keeps resolving to insecure site when I try the dev sub. If it doesn't work at least I have the github short url. You will need to wait till the PR is merged, please have some patience. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47024 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M4R6YZQG2Q47GEOOSTWXHD4HANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.>

Can you perhaps send a link to your repo and the PR you made in the Open Domains repository?

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T05:38:26Z

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Feb 14, 2023
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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Please provide actual links to the Merged pull request and the repository.

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T05:52:09Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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Yes it works as a subdomain of GitHub that’s never been a problem but doesn’t work as is-cool.dev subdomain

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:49 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: Also, it seams to be working fine on my end [image: Screenshot_20230214-064832_DuckDuckGo] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218650696-c2400fa6-aee9-4bae-bf5b-c58674379a7b.png> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47024 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6JIFXWAW4ZDQL56ILWXMMH5ANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Considering that it does not redirect to your subdomain, i am guessing you've got your gh pages misconfigured

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T05:52:38Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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Unless I am missing something

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:51 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: Yes it works as a subdomain of GitHub that’s never been a problem but doesn’t work as is-cool.dev subdomain On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:49 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: > Also, it seams to be working fine on my end > > [image: Screenshot_20230214-064832_DuckDuckGo] > <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218650696-c2400fa6-aee9-4bae-bf5b-c58674379a7b.png> > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6JIFXWAW4ZDQL56ILWXMMH5ANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Can you send a screenshot of the gh pages custom domains tab from your repo?

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T05:54:56Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Yeah, i need a screenshot

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:00:41Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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I mean it’s public anyone on GitHub can go and have a look at it

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:59 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:59 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: > > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:56 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> > wrote: > >> Oh sorry >> >> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:55 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:54 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Sure, here it is. >>>> >>>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:53 pm, KekOnTheWorld < >>>> ***@***.***> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can you send a screenshot of the gh pages custom domains tab from >>>>> your repo? >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >>>>> <#47024 (reply in thread)>, >>>>> or unsubscribe >>>>> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MZZQEZU46WA55BPUCDWXMMU7ANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> >>>>> . >>>>> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >>>>> ***@***.*** >>>>> com> >>>>> >>>>

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

I mean it’s public anyone on GitHub can go and have a look at it
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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:59 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:59 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: > > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:56 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> > wrote: > >> Oh sorry >> >> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:55 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:54 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Sure, here it is. >>>> >>>> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 4:53 pm, KekOnTheWorld < >>>> @.> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can you send a screenshot of the gh pages custom domains tab from >>>>> your repo? >>>>> >>>>> — >>>>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >>>>> <#47024 (reply in thread)>, >>>>> or unsubscribe >>>>> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MZZQEZU46WA55BPUCDWXMMU7ANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >>>>> . >>>>> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >>>>> @.*** >>>>> com> >>>>> >>>>

The setting is located in the pages settings of your repo, i cannot take a look at it

lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Could you please provide a screenshot?

lbirkert · 2023-02-14T06:06:51Z

lbirkert
Feb 14, 2023

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charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:10:05Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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If I try and put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: Yes - no nothing exists there because I have no domain On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: > > <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png> > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

If I try and put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it
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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: Yes - no nothing exists there because I have no domain On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.> wrote: > > https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (comment)>, > or unsubscribe > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > @.***> >

You will have to wait until the DNS verficiation is completed, if not, it will not work. Just stay a little in the tab until the DNS check in progress fades and turns green.

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:12:50Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first having a reg apex domain

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: If I try and put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: > Yes - no nothing exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> > wrote: > >> >> <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png> >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 (comment)>, >> or unsubscribe >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> ***@***.***> >> >

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first having a reg apex domain
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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: If I try and put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: > Yes - no nothing exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.> > wrote: > >> >> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 (comment)>, >> or unsubscribe >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> @.> >> >

You can have a subdomain as the domain, I've got that on oss.kotw.dev too.

Did you try doing the steps i suggested?

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:19:33Z

charliebunt
Feb 14, 2023
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Did you see my json file ? Do it look correct to you ?

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:18 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: Yes, I did. On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:16 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote: > Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first > having a reg apex domain > … <#m_9205389073352385639_m_-3818359848876117736_> > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt *@*.*> wrote: If I try and > put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On > Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.*> wrote: > Yes - no nothing > exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, > KekOnTheWorld *@*.*> > wrote: > >> >> > https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png > <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png> > >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 > (comment) > <#47024 (comment)>>, > >> or unsubscribe >> > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> > >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > >> @.*> >> > > > You can have a subdomain as the domain, I've got that on oss.kotw.dev > too. > > Did you try doing the steps i suggested? > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (reply in thread)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6WXDC2QNXYGFOXJELWXMPKJANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Did you see my json file ? Do it look correct to you ?
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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:18 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: Yes, I did. On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:16 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.> wrote: > Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first > having a reg apex domain > … <#m_9205389073352385639_m_-3818359848876117736_> > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: If I try and > put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On > Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: > Yes - no nothing > exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, > KekOnTheWorld @.> > wrote: > >> >> > https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png > https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png > >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 > (comment) > <#47024 (comment)>>, > >> or unsubscribe >> > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > >> @.> >> > > > You can have a subdomain as the domain, I've got that on oss.kotw.dev > too. > > Did you try doing the steps i suggested? > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#47024 (reply in thread)>, > or unsubscribe > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6WXDC2QNXYGFOXJELWXMPKJANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > @.***> >

Your json file/domain is not the problem. You just need to enter the correct domain into the custom domain field wait a little and it will work. Please try that and send errors if any occur.

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:22:06Z

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Feb 14, 2023
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Typos sorry - I mean the only other thing I can think of is what is declared in json file as consistent with CNAME and also I noticed some people adding the given verify txt within the json - it’s a small mistake I’ve made but no idea what .

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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:19 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: Did you see my json file ? Do it look correct to you ? On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:18 pm, Charlie Bunt ***@***.***> wrote: > Yes, I did. > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:16 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> > wrote: > >> Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first >> having a reg apex domain >> … >> <#m_-6264887675265799105_m_9205389073352385639_m_-3818359848876117736_> >> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt *@*.*> wrote: If I try and >> put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On >> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.*> wrote: > Yes - no >> nothing exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at >> 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld *@*.*> > wrote: > >> >> >> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png >> <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png> >> >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 >> (comment) >> <#47024 (comment)>>, >> >> or unsubscribe >> >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> >> >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> >> @.*> >> > >> >> You can have a subdomain as the domain, I've got that on oss.kotw.dev >> too. >> >> Did you try doing the steps i suggested? >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 (reply in thread)>, >> or unsubscribe >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6WXDC2QNXYGFOXJELWXMPKJANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> ***@***.***> >> >

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lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

Typos sorry - I mean the only other thing I can think of is what is declared in json file as consistent with CNAME and also I noticed some people adding the given verify txt within the json - it’s a small mistake I’ve made but no idea what .
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On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:19 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: Did you see my json file ? Do it look correct to you ? On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:18 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: > Yes, I did. > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:16 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.> > wrote: > >> Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first >> having a reg apex domain >> … >> <#m_-6264887675265799105_m_9205389073352385639_m_-3818359848876117736_> >> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: If I try and >> put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On >> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: > Yes - no >> nothing exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at >> 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.> > wrote: > >> >> >> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png >> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png >> >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 >> (comment) >> <#47024 (comment)>>, >> >> or unsubscribe >> >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> >> @.> >> > >> >> You can have a subdomain as the domain, I've got that on oss.kotw.dev >> too. >> >> Did you try doing the steps i suggested? >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 (reply in thread)>, >> or unsubscribe >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6WXDC2QNXYGFOXJELWXMPKJANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> @.**> >> >

Your domain is working as expected and contains all the neccesarry information, the mistake is not adding this to your repo

lbirkert Feb 14, 2023

If you don't do the steps i told you too and send errors if any occur, i can't help you

charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:30:17Z

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Feb 14, 2023
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Thanks I’ll give it another go later and start from scratch On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:25 pm, KekOnTheWorld ***@***.***> wrote:

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Typos sorry - I mean the only other thing I can think of is what is declared in json file as consistent with CNAME and also I noticed some people adding the given verify txt within the json - it’s a small mistake I’ve made but no idea what . … <#m_3846458629071616045_> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:19 pm, Charlie Bunt *@*.*> wrote: Did you see my json file ? Do it look correct to you ? On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:18 pm, Charlie Bunt @.*> wrote: > Yes, I did. > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:16 pm, KekOnTheWorld *@*.*> > wrote: > >> Maybe that’s the point maybe you can’t have a subdomain without first >> having a reg apex domain >> … >> <#m_-6264887675265799105_m_9205389073352385639_m_-3818359848876117736_> >> On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:09 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: If I try and >> put my subdomain there it throws a verify warning and won’t accept it On >> Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 5:07 pm, Charlie Bunt @.> wrote: > Yes - no >> nothing exists there because I have no domain > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at >> 5:07 pm, KekOnTheWorld @.*> > wrote: > >> >> >> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png >> https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/88548934/218651752-0232f05b-466c-4ecc-92c6-182507bc9978.png >> >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 <#47024> >> (comment) >> <#47024 (comment) <#47024 (comment)>>>, >> >> or unsubscribe >> >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6MYAEC5J57XZ74IPYHTWXMOILANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU >> >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> >> @.*> >> > >> >> You can have a subdomain as the domain, I've got that on oss.kotw.dev <http://oss.kotw.dev> >> too. >> >> Did you try doing the steps i suggested? >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#47024 (reply in thread) <#47024 (reply in thread)>>, >> or unsubscribe >> https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6WXDC2QNXYGFOXJELWXMPKJANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6WXDC2QNXYGFOXJELWXMPKJANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> >> . >> You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: >> @.***> >> > *Your domain is working as expected and contains all the neccesarry information, the mistake is not adding this to your repo* — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#47024 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AH5H6M6P56JJLIXGFGYBTIDWXMQPFANCNFSM6AAAAAAUYNCQHU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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lbirkert · 2023-02-14T06:31:28Z

lbirkert
Feb 14, 2023

Your domain is working, i have checked using a NS lookup

Just make sure you wait until the DNS verficiation is completed, if not, it will not work. Just stay a little in the tab until the DNS check in progress fades and turns green.

And it will work.

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charliebunt · 2023-02-14T06:39:01Z

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Feb 14, 2023
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Ok, thanks. I will update when I get it working. I just noticed my json file has the txt and verify number which i don’t think I should be using in there. I will follow your steps from the other day and see how I go .

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charliebunt · 2023-02-24T03:25:23Z

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So I did another subdomain on here successfully and even though it used a different method of getting the information needed to merge I know now I needed to point the subdomain to my repository folder which needed to be just one word or name and not including the github.io so mynamegithub.io/myrepo as opposed to mynamegithub.io/myrepo.github.io and no TXT records because not replacing a registered domain outside of github. In any case , I will now for this site just use myname.github.io

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