--- title: How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for... description: A step-by-step walkthrough showing how to deploy a GitHub Pages site with a custom domain and HTTPS in about 14 minutes, without manually editing any DNS... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-github-copilot-enables-zero-dns-configuration-for-github-pages-df2px9onj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step walkthrough showing how to deploy a GitHub Pages site with a custom domain and HTTPS in about 14 minutes, without manually editing any DNS... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-github-copilot-enables-zero-dns-configuration-for-github-pages-df2px9onj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dF2PX9oNJ.png og:image:alt: How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How GitHub Copilot enables zero DNS configuration for GitHub Pages **[GitHub Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ghblog)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A step-by-step walkthrough showing how to deploy a GitHub Pages site with a custom domain and HTTPS in about 14 minutes, without manually editing any DNS records. The workflow uses GitHub Copilot CLI paired with a community Namecheap skill that calls the registrar's API to automatically set A records and CNAME entries. The process covers creating a repository, publishing a site, buying a cheap domain (.click for $2), enabling the Namecheap API, installing the skill, and letting Copilot configure and verify the DNS setup end to end. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I connect a custom domain to GitHub Pages without manually editing DNS records? Use GitHub Copilot CLI together with a registrar API skill, such as the community Namecheap skill installed via 'gh skill install github/awesome-copilot namecheap --scope user'. Copilot CLI reads the registrar's API, confirms the change before acting, then replaces parking records with the GitHub Pages A records and a WWW CNAME, and commits the CNAME file to the repository automatically. _daily.dev surfaces workflows like this for developers automating tedious infrastructure steps with AI agents._ ### How long does it take to go from an empty repository to a live custom domain on GitHub Pages with HTTPS? About 14 minutes total, including domain purchase, API setup, skill installation, DNS configuration, propagation, and verification. In one documented run, a .click domain was purchased at 11:21:27 a.m. ET and the site was live over HTTPS on the custom domain by around 11:35 a.m. ET. _Track real-world timing benchmarks for AI-assisted deployment workflows through daily.dev._ ### Does the Copilot CLI DNS automation approach only work with Namecheap? No, the same workflow works with any domain registrar that offers an API. Instead of using a purpose-built skill, point Copilot CLI at the registrar's own API documentation and ask it to read, understand, and use that API to set the required GitHub Pages DNS records; the registrar changes but the workflow stays the same. _Developers comparing registrar automation options can follow tool-agnostic AI workflows via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your 6-Step Guide to Deploying a Website with GitHub Codespaces and Copilot agent mode](https://daily.dev/posts/your-6-step-guide-to-deploying-a-website-with-github-codespaces-and-copilot-agent-mode-9utjxdt4h) · DevBlogs · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub for Beginners: Getting started with GitHub Pages](https://daily.dev/posts/github-for-beginners-getting-started-with-github-pages-jmwkcmpj0) · GitHub Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How Vercel and GitHub Pages Give You Free HTTPS Out of the Box](https://daily.dev/posts/how-vercel-and-github-pages-give-you-free-https-out-of-the-box-divkc3bqv) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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