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diff --git a/build/netlify-urls/index.html b/build/netlify-urls/index.html index 478e083..9c845d1 100644 --- a/build/netlify-urls/index.html +++ b/build/netlify-urls/index.html @@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light"> <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> <title>Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects</title> <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> -<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}blockquote{background:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:4px solid;padding-left:5px;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> </head> <nav> @@ -16,25 +17,18 @@ <main> <h1 id="using-netlify-for-dynamic-url-redirects">Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects</h1> - <p>2021-12-03</p> - <p>With the <a href="/minor-website-changes/">recent domain switch</a> that took place on this website, I needed to have a dependable setup to forward my old domain URLs to the new one. While using something like “URL forwarding” through your domain provider could work, it doesn’t natively support <em>dynamic</em> linking. Let me explain using a basic example:</p> - <ul> <li>A user clicks on a link that targets a post on your old domain: <code>olddomain.com/random-post</code></li> <li>You want that link to forward using the same permalink structure: <code>newdomain.com/random-post</code></li> <li>“URL forwarding” through your domain provider <strong>does not</strong> support this</li> </ul> - <p>Simple stuff. So, let’s breakdown how to easily set this up on Netlify <em>for free</em>.</p> - <h2 id="setting-up-netlify">Setting Up Netlify</h2> - <ul> <li><p>Create an account (or login to an existing one) and setup a new site[^1]</p></li> <li><p>Change your “old” domain name nameservers to match Netlify’s (normally done through your domain register) - <ul> <li><code>dns1.p03.nsone.net</code></li> <li><code>dns2.p03.nsone.net</code></li> @@ -43,16 +37,11 @@ </ul></p></li> <li><p>Back in Netlify: under <strong>Domain Settings</strong> you need to add your custom “old” domain under the <strong>Custom domains</strong> section under <strong>Domain management</strong></p></li> <li><p>Lastly, add the following content inside a <code>_redirects</code> file (no extension) to your website content/build (changing to your own domains, of course)</p> - <p><a href="https://olddomain.com/*">https://olddomain.com/*</a> <a href="https://newdomain.com/:splat">https://newdomain.com/:splat</a> 301!</p></li> </ul> - <p>That’s it! Now Netlify will dynamically forward all your pre-existing URLs from your old domain to the new one. No pesky <code>.htaccess</code> files or running your own basic web server(s)!</p> - <p>Hopefully this helps others trying to dynamically redirect their domains without the headache.</p> - <h2 id="refs">Refs</h2> - <ol> <li>I normally set this up through Github / git hosting</li> </ol> |