Adding GitHub Pages DNS Records

This guide will show you how to add the DNS Records required for GitHub pages

The following covers how to set up a DNS records for GitHub pages on our older cp.blacknight.com panel. If you need to do this on cp.blacknighthosting.com (for any domains on accounts created after June 2022) please see here:

How to edit DNS records in cp.blacknighthosting.com

PLEASE NOTE: The IP addresses listed here are correct at the time of writing and may change without notice.
Please check with GitHub for the correct IP Addresses.

1) Log into cp.blacknight.com
2) Click on Home at the top of the screen
3) Click on Hosted Domains
4) Click on the domain in question
5) Click on the Web tab at the top. (If you do not have a Web tab, skip to Step 7)
6) Click on Remove Hosting and then click OK
7) Click on the DNS tab
8) Click on DNS Records
9) Click Add New DNS Record

Choose CNAME from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field input: www
In the Canonical Name field input: <username>.github.io. (the full stop at the end is important). You will get this information from GitHub Pages.
Click Finish
Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty and in the IP Address field input: 185.199.108.153
Click Finish
Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty, and in the IP Address field input: 185.199.109.153
Click Finish
Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty, and in the IP Address field input: 185.199.110.153
Click Finish
Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty, and in the IP Address field input: 185.199.111.153
Click Finish