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Custom Domain Setup

Connect your own domain to your itsalive.co app

How It Works

Custom domains let you serve your app from your own domain (like app.yourcompany.com or yourproject.com) instead of the default yourapp.itsalive.co subdomain.

Setting Up a Subdomain (Recommended)

The easiest setup is using a subdomain like app.example.com or www.example.com. Just add a CNAME record pointing to your itsalive subdomain:

Type Name Value
CNAME app yourapp.itsalive.co

Replace app with your desired subdomain and yourapp with your itsalive subdomain.

Root Domain Setup (example.com)

DNS Limitation

Root domains (apex domains) like example.com cannot have standard CNAME records due to DNS specifications. CNAMEs can't coexist with other required records (SOA, NS) at the zone apex.

You have several options for root domains:

Option 1: Use CNAME Flattening (Cloudflare, etc.)

Some DNS providers offer "CNAME flattening" or similar features that allow CNAME-like behavior on root domains:

If your DNS provider supports this, set up a "flattened CNAME" or ALIAS record:

Type Name Value
CNAME @ yourapp.itsalive.co

Option 2: WWW + Redirect

Use www.example.com as your primary domain and redirect the root to it:

  1. Set up a CNAME for www pointing to your itsalive subdomain
  2. Use your DNS provider's redirect feature (or a service like redirect.pizza) to redirect example.com → www.example.com

Option 3: Transfer DNS to Cloudflare

Cloudflare offers free DNS hosting with automatic CNAME flattening. You can keep your domain registered elsewhere but use Cloudflare's nameservers:

  1. Create a free Cloudflare account
  2. Add your domain and follow the setup
  3. Update your domain's nameservers at your registrar
  4. Add a CNAME record for @ (Cloudflare will flatten it automatically)

Domain Registration Coming Soon

Soon you'll be able to register and manage domains directly through itsalive.co, with automatic DNS configuration. No more manual setup!

After DNS Setup

Once your DNS is configured, add your custom domain in the dashboard. DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to propagate, but usually work within minutes.

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