sillsdev / sillsdev/langtechdepot
Users still see a github.io URL: pick a langtech.cloud name for the instructions site
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- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
The whole point of the new site is that a field user never meets GitHub, and the link we hand them is currently https://sillsdev.github.io/langtechdepot/. It works, but the name still says GitHub.
Two routes, and the choice decides the work:
A. Custom domain now — add a docs/CNAME file containing e.g. get.langtech.cloud, point that name at GitHub Pages by DNS, and enable it in Settings → Pages. Cheap, reversible, and leaves the hosting where it is. The site keeps deploying itself on every push.
B. Serve it from depot.langtech.cloud directly — the end state, tracked separately in #14. More moving parts, and it means the site stops being self-deploying unless something copies the built tree to the box.
A does not block B: doing A now and B later costs one redirect.
Whichever is chosen, the site needs no edits. Every internal link is relative and the one absolute URL — the curl command on the Linux page — rewrites itself from window.location. The things that name the old URL and would need updating are:
SITE_URLin/etc/langtechdepot/register.envon the server (see #12)$HelpUrlinclient/setup-langtechdepot.ps1andHELP_URLinclient/install-langtechdepot.shSITE_DEFAULTindocs/assets/site.js(the no-JavaScript fallback for the curl command)client/START-HERE.txt, which rides inside the Windows zip- the README's first line
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing the two hosting routes described in the issue, then inspect docs/CNAME and the URL references in /etc/langtechdepot/register.env, client/setup-langtechdepot.ps1, client/install-langtechdepot.sh, docs/assets/site.js, client/START-HERE.txt, and the README. Confirm the selected domain works for the instructions site and that all listed old-URL references are updated without breaking deployment or relative links.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, javascript, powershell, shell
- Domain
- cloud, devops, documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100