From 0eab7a5df1c19d7c58c98cd0de83d2325e294ce4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sravan Balaji Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:17:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation Update - Add paragraph on namecheap - Split text into separate paragraphs - Add paragraph on netlify web hosting --- src/documentation.html | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/documentation.html b/src/documentation.html index 4124dd1..4d0525d 100644 --- a/src/documentation.html +++ b/src/documentation.html @@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ > domain for $12 per year.

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+ More recently, I found that + namecheap, as the name implies, is cheaper. I was able to + transfer the domain to their service for about $8 + per year. +

@@ -133,7 +141,10 @@ on Google Domains. All this does is redirect traffic from your custom domain to the U of M domain. This might be ok for you, but I would prefer to have my - website show up at the domain I purchased. Per + website show up at the domain I purchased. +

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+ Per Yash Vesikar's recommendation, I looked into @@ -154,6 +165,34 @@ about setting up Google Domains for GitHub pages very useful.

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+ After watching + Chris Titus's + video + on website hosting, I decided to give + netlify + a chance. You get the same benefit as GitHub pages + with automated deployment of the website upon pushes + to the git repo. A summary of the differences can be + found + here. For me, having the ability to preview deployments + on development branches and rollback the site if I + ever need to made this the obvious choice. + Especially when considering that netlify also offers + a generous free tier. +