Hi there,
I'm just writing to get some help with setting up my GoDaddy domain with GitHub User Pages.
I'd previously linked my GoDaddy domain with Squarespace. To do this I customised the DNS records (and probably some other settings) to forward to Squarespace. The problem is this was a couple of years ago, and now when I go to Manage DNS I can't remember which settings are custom, and which should always be there by default.
In the meantime I've de-linked my domain from the Squarespace account. I've also followed GitHub's guide (https://help.github.com/articles/setting-up-an-apex-domain/) and added four new A Records to the DNS settings:
- 185.199.108.153
- 185.199.109.153
- 185.199.110.153
- 185.199.111.153
...and it works (i.e. typing in the domain in the browser loads the GitHub pages content). So I must have done something right!
However It doesn't look like there's a way to 'wipe' the Squarespace changes and start fresh, so I'm a bit concerned there's a mishmash of Squarespace and GitHub changes in my DNS Settings. E.g. when I enter dig [domain] into my terminal, I'm getting an extra 'fifth' IP address (50.63.202.9).
So basically, I want to clear up my DNS Settings so they're properly set up for GitHub, and nothing else.
Some particular issues I'm concerned about:
1: In the Manage DNS settings there is an A record which I can't delete. I think this might have been from the previous Squarespace settings but I can't be sure.
Type: A
Name: @
Value: Forwarded
TTL: 600 seconds
2: When I enter dig [domain] into my terminal, I'm getting an extra 'fifth' IP address: 50.63.202.9. Should this be there?
3: There are also two Nameservers set up: ns05.domaincontrol.com and ns06.domaincontrol.com. Do these still need to be there?
4: There are a lot of other CNAME, MX, NS, SOA and TXT records I don't recognise. (Some I do recognise from setting up Gmail to handle email for my domain.)
Thanks very much in advance for your help!
