GitHub Pages and Google Domain Setup - Have to type https:// before www version of domain

Question

I am using GitHub Pages to host a static website and ALMOST everything is working. Below is my configuration:

GitHub Pages:

• Source: "gh-pages branch"
• index.html in root of gh-pages branch
• CNAME file in root of gh-pages branch with "example.com" and "www.example.com" as the contents (each on a separate line)
• Settings -> Custom Domain: "example.com"
• HTTPS Enabled

Google Domains DNS Settings:

• Custom Resource Records:

  • Name:"@", Type:"A", Data:"185.199.108.153, 185.199.109.153, 185.199.110.153, 185.199.111.153"
  • Name:"www", Type:"CNAME", Data:"myusername.github.io"

Results:

• typing "example.com" routes me to "https://example.com" and all is well
• typing "https://www.example.com" routes me to "https://example.com" and all is well
• typing "www.example.com" routes me to "https://example.com/dist/dist/dist/dist/dist/dist/dist/dist/dist/dist/" and yields a 404 Error from GitHub Status

I'm new to this game, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

For anyone who has read and spent any time thinking about this, I apologize. I'm still not sure what was going on with Chrome on my PC, but after clearing my cookies and browsing history, typing in "www.example.com" correctly redirects me to "https://example.com".