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aqi.github.io

Repository for redirects for aqi.cga.harvard.edu

General Instructions

https://docs.github.com/en/pages/quickstart

Redirecting aqi.cga.harvard.edu

  1. Follow the directions here to verify the github pages domain for the cga-harvard organization: https://docs.github.com/en/pages/configuring-a-custom-domain-for-your-github-pages-site/verifying-your-custom-domain-for-github-pages#verifying-a-domain-for-your-organization-site

Note that when creating the text record in the DNS, you will need to enter the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) rather than just the host name. If the text record is

_github-pages-challenge-cga-harvard.aqi.cga

you must enter

_github-pages-challenge-cga-harvard.aqi.cga.harvard.edu

in the DNS.

  1. Create a repository named aqi.github.io The repository name must end in github.io

  2. Create a file called CNAME with the contents

aqi.cga.harvard.edu
  1. Place this file in the top level directory:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/cga_aqi/" />
    <title>Redirecting…</title>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/cga_aqi/" />
  </head>
  <body>
    <p>If you are not redirected, <a href="https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/cga_aqi/">click here</a>.</p>
  </body>
</html>

  1. Go to your repo’s Settings > Pages. Under "Branch" use the first dropdown to choose "main", then click "Save."

  2. Set your DNS CNAME in the HUIT DNS for aqi.cga.harvard.edu to point to cga-harvard.github.io This has to be done before configuring your custom domain.

  3. Under “Custom domain”, enter aqi.cga.harvard.edu and save.

  4. Enable Enforce HTTPS once the custom domain is recognized.