Moving a subdomain to subfolder with CNAME
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Hi all,
We have our docs in a subdomain on GitHub and looking to move it into a subfolder. Github offers the ability to redirect via CNAME https://gitbookio.gitbooks.io/documentation/platform/domains.html
I am getting conflicting information on if this will work or cause duplicate content and hurt our SEO.
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