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Domains

The domains page lists all addresses for your site — your platform address and any custom domains you've added. From here, you can add new domains, check verification status, and choose which address is primary.

Adding a custom domain

Click Add new domain, enter your domain (e.g., my-site.com), and optionally check Make primary to use it as your site's main address once verified.

If you enter an apex domain (like example.com), we'll ask how you want to handle www:

  • example.com is the main domainwww.example.com redirects to example.com
  • www.example.com is the main domainexample.com redirects to www.example.com
  • example.com is the only domain — no redirect is created

Subdomains (like blog.example.com) skip this step.

DNS setup

After adding a domain, you'll see the DNS records to configure at your registrar — typically a CNAME record pointing to our servers.

For apex domains where your DNS provider doesn't support CNAME at the root, we provide a backup A record as an alternative. Check the "I can't add a CNAME record for my apex domain" option to see it.

If you manage your DNS with Cloudflare, make sure proxying is disabled. Set the proxy status to DNS only.

Verification

Once you've configured the DNS records, verification happens automatically. You can track progress on the domain card:

  • Pending — waiting for DNS records to be configured
  • Verifying — checking your DNS configuration
  • Verified — ready to use
  • Partially verified — main domain is verified, but the redirect record isn't yet
  • Failed — verification unsuccessful; check your DNS records and try again

You'll get an email notification when verification completes.

Primary address

One address is your site's primary — all others redirect to it. Your platform address is primary by default. Click the star icon on any verified domain to make it your primary domain.

Redirect configuration

For verified apex domains, you can update the www redirect at any time using the redirect button on the domain card.

Deleting a domain

Click the delete button on any custom domain to remove it. If you're deleting the primary domain, you'll be asked to pick a replacement first.