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Domains: use your own domain name

Serve your site on your own domain name: add a CNAME record for www pointing at your site's address, forward the bare name to www, then add the domain in ADMIN › SEO › Domains.

Watch it done: a short silent video with captions · 0:29. The steps below show the same thing picture by picture.

Before you start

  • Log in as the site owner.
  • Own a domain name and have access to its DNS settings.
  • Open ADMIN › SEO.

Before you add a domain

Step 1. Click the Domains tab.

Step 1: Click the Domains tab.

Step 2. When you own a domain, you can use it for this site. The Domains tab tells you how: where your domain's DNS is managed, add one record, a CNAME record for www pointing at your site's address (here help.intergine.com), and at your registrar forward the bare name (mydomain.com) to www. See also: Point your domain.

Step 2: When you own a domain, you can use it for this site. The Domains tab tells you how: where your domain's DNS is managed, add one record, a CNAME record for www pointing at your site's address (here help.intergine.com), and at your registrar forward the bare name (mydomain.com) to www. See also: Point your domain.

Add the domain

Step 3. Then click Add new Domain.

Step 3: Then click Add new Domain.

Step 4. Type the Domain Name (required): the domain that points to this site, for example www.mydomain.com or https://www.mydomain.com. Click Save. (Cancelled in this demonstration.)

Step 4: Type the Domain Name (required): the domain that points to this site, for example www.mydomain.com or https://www.mydomain.com. Click Save. (Cancelled in this demonstration.)

Step 5. Your domains are listed here with DEFAULT, STATUS, CREATED, UPDATED and REACHES THE SITE. The owner of the SoNET engine that hosts your site approves each domain once its record reaches the site.

Step 5: Your domains are listed here with DEFAULT, STATUS, CREATED, UPDATED and REACHES THE SITE. The owner of the SoNET engine that hosts your site approves each domain once its record reaches the site.

Check it worked

Once the domain is approved, open it in your browser: your site should appear.

Good to know

  • DNS changes can take a while to reach everyone. If the domain does not work at once, wait and try again later.

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