diff --git a/instruction/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy.md b/instruction/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy.md index c2a1d969..6c18d6ed 100644 --- a/instruction/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy.md +++ b/instruction/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy/deliverable2AutomatedDeploy.md @@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ Using your domain name take the following steps in order to associate it to your record value: byucsstudent.github.io ``` - If you are using Route 53 then you would open the Hosted zone for your domain name and add a `CNAME` record by pressing on the **Create record** button. Then provide `pizza` as the subdomain, change the **Record type** to `CNAME`, and put your GitHub URL as the record value. For the example values given above, this would look like the following: + If you are using Route 53 then you would open the Hosted zone for your domain name and add a `CNAME` record by pressing on the **Create record** button. Then provide `pizza` as the subdomain, change the **Record type** to `CNAME`, and put your GitHub URL as the record value. Make sure that you follow the format `byucsstudent.github.io` and do NOT include a path such as `/jwt-pizza` with your URL. Also, do not include `https://` at the beginning. For the example values given above, this would look like the following: ![create DNS record](createRecord.png) -1. Wait for the newly created record to propagate. You can use `nslookup` or `dig` to verify that it is available. +1. Wait for the newly created record to propagate. You can use `nslookup` or `dig` to verify that it is available. This may take up to half an hour. ```sh nslookup pizza.byucsstudent.click @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Using your domain name take the following steps in order to associate it to your ![Custom domain entry](customDomain.png) -1. Check the box to `Enforce HTTPS`. +1. Check the box to `Enforce HTTPS`. Initially, this box may say `Enforce HTTPS — Unavailable for your site because a certificate has not yet been issued for your domain`. If this is the case, just wait a bit and the box should become available. You may continue on with the other steps while you wait for this to happen. 💡 It is interesting to consider how GitHub is able to generate a certificate for your domain. Perhaps this would make a great curiosity report.