valleypaintingco

Astro-based, static-first brochure website for Valley Painting Company (valleypaintingco.com): fast, lightweight, accessible, privacy-conscious, and easy to maintain. Showcases services, gallery, service areas, and estimate/contact flow for a Northeast Ohio painting business.

Project Folder Structure & Conventions

• src/layouts/ — Base layout components (e.g. BaseLayout.astro)
• src/components/ — Reusable UI components (PascalCase filenames)
• src/pages/ — One file per route (.astro or .md)
• src/content/ — Markdown/YAML content files
• public/ — Static assets (images, fonts, CNAME, etc.)

Note: Empty folders are tracked with a .keep file so git can commit them.

Local Development

npm install        # Install dependencies
npm run dev        # Start dev server at http://localhost:4321

Build

npm run build      # Build static site to dist/
npm run preview    # Preview the production build locally

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Deployment: Custom Domains & GitHub Pages

This site is deployed via GitHub Pages at chagrinvalleypainting.com (primary domain).

Custom Domain Setup

• Primary domain: chagrinvalleypainting.com
• Secondary domains: valleypaintingco.com, valleypaintingco.net (should redirect to primary)
• CNAME file: The public/CNAME file contains the primary domain for GitHub Pages.
• HTTPS: Enforced via GitHub Pages settings (see below).

DNS Records (configure at your domain registrar)

For each domain:

• Apex domain (chagrinvalleypainting.com, valleypaintingco.com, valleypaintingco.net):
  • Add A records pointing to GitHub Pages IPs:
    • 185.199.108.153
    • 185.199.109.153
    • 185.199.110.153
    • 185.199.111.153
• www subdomain (www.chagrinvalleypainting.com, etc):
  • Add a CNAME record pointing to derecskey.github.io.

GitHub Pages Settings

1. Go to Repository Settings > Pages
2. Set Custom domain to chagrinvalleypainting.com
3. Check Enforce HTTPS
4. Save

Redirects

• Configure valleypaintingco.com and valleypaintingco.net to redirect to chagrinvalleypainting.com via your domain registrar or DNS provider (if supported).
• GitHub Pages only allows one custom domain per repo; others must redirect externally.

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