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Kaushik Awala
Kaushik Awala

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1. Purchasing a custom domain from a provider (Google Domains, GoDaddy, etc.)

Domain names serve as aliases for IP addresses, making it easier to remember the website name rather than the string of digits in an IP address.

Today, we'll look at how to purchase a custom domain. Despite the fact that there are numerous providers on the market, today we will look at how to buy a custom domain on Google Domains.

You can select from over 300 domain endings and benefit from a real-person 24/7 support team. It's great to have Google's power behind your domain! Isn't that interesting? Let's get started.

You can find out more about Google Domains here.

When you arrive at the website, you can sign in with your credentials by clicking the "Sign In" button or go straight to the domain search, as shown below.

In either case, you must sign in to be able to associate and manage the purchased domain.

Searching for your domain

Google Domains Search

Viewing and sorting your search results

Following your domain search, you will be presented with a list of options to choose from; refine your search list using the provided filters. When you've found the perfect domain, add it to your cart and proceed to the checkout process.

Google Domains Search List
By clicking on the domain row, you can also view more information about the domain.

Google domain insights

Checkout to purchase your desired domain

The next step is to add one or more domains to your cart and complete the checkout process. Use the add to cart button to add your preferred domains to your cart.

Google Domains Add to Cart

Following the addition of your custom domain to your cart, you will be given further options to configure or add to your domain, such as Google Workspace, as shown below.

Google domains checkout

Once you've opted to buy your domain, you'll be directed to the payment stage to complete your purchase, or you'll be requested to sign in first before being moved to the payment stage to complete your purchase.

Viewing your purchased domain(s) associated with your google account

After you've finished purchasing your custom domain, go to "My domains" to see it.

Google domains view my domains

You have now completed the process of purchasing a custom domain name.

Let us move to the Step 2 where we will see how to setup your GitHub repository.

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