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Point your own domain at it

One DNS record, and the certificate is our problem.

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Domains
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The short version

Add one record at your DNS provider, pointing your domain at the target we show you. We watch for it, and once it is visible we issue the certificate. You do nothing else.

Step by step

  1. In your site’s settings, add the domain you want to use.
  2. We show you the exact record to create, including the target. Copy it.
  3. Go to your DNS provider and add the record. This is one of the few steps only you can do, because we have no access to your DNS and should not have.
  4. Come back. The domain moves through waiting for DNS, issuing the certificate, and then live. If something is wrong, it says what.

If you would rather not wait, there is a recheck that runs the DNS and certificate check immediately instead of waiting for the next sweep. Your agent can call it too.

The certificate

Issued for you, renewed for you, free on every plan, including when you are still on our address rather than your own. There is nothing to buy, nothing to upload and nothing to remember.

Removing a domain

Detaching a domain frees the name up again immediately, so you can move it to a different site without waiting.

About this, specifically

Do I have to buy a certificate?

No. It is issued and renewed for you, at no cost, on every plan. You will never get an email about a certificate expiring.

How long does it take?

Usually minutes. DNS changes have to propagate first, and that is outside anybody's control. The domain shows you which stage it is at rather than leaving you guessing.