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Step 1: Publish a site with GitHub Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\nEvery deployment needs something to deploy, so start with a home for the site: a new public repository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Register an inexpensive domain<\/h2>\n\n\n\nYou don’t need a premium .com to ship a side project. For this walkthrough I chose one of the cheapest top-level domains available, .click, and searched for an available name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable Namecheap API access<\/h3>\n\n\n\nBefore Copilot CLI can update your DNS, you need to turn on Namecheap’s API. In your Namecheap account, go to Profile → Tools<\/strong>, scroll to Business & Dev Tools<\/strong>, and select Manage<\/strong> under Namecheap API Access<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Point the domain at GitHub Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\nNow connect the domain to the site. Ask Copilot to configure the custom domain using the skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n