If you already own a domain, you can now use your campsite but keep your domain and your traffic.
What is a Custom Domain?
A Custom Domain is a domain name (www.mybrand.com) you independently buy from a 3rd party domain registrar. They cost on average $10-$15 a year, depending on the seller and estimated domain name value.
What is covered in this support article:
Setting Custom Domains up on Campsite
Make sure you're signed up for Campsite Pro.
First, make sure you have purchased a domain name from a registrar and you have an account login to make DNS changes.
Here are a few examples of domain registrars:
Once you have a custom domain purchased, follow the steps below to set it up on Campsite.
- Go to your settings page or directly to the domain page
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Click on the 'Domains and Urls' link in the sidebar
- If you haven't already, set a custom campsite subdomain
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Click 'SETUP' on the right next to your custom domain.
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Enter your custom domain name and then click SAVE.
- It takes a minute to set up the new custom domain. You will then have to add some DNS CNAME records to verify that you own the domain.
Adding DNS Records
- Log into your domain registrar.
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Locate your Domain Name System (DNS) settings and enter the two CNAMEs
The first CNAME record might not need '.aws.' at the end but rather '.aws' to work.
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Add the two CNAME records listed on the Campsite domain settings page. Below is an example of what it could look like on your registrar.
You can see in the example above, that instead of entering _xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.social.mydomain.com, we entered _xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.social. The rest of the domain is almost always implicitly added by your domain registrar. If you enter the full CNAME, we won't be able to detect you've added it.
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It could take anywhere from 10-60 minutes for us to detect and validate the CNAMEs once you've added them. If it's been an hour and you're CNAMEs aren't validated, please contact us. Like the example below, you'll see "CNAMEs validated.".
Once you've added DNS records it can take up to 2 hours for your custom domain to become available.
Adding custom HTML code
Once you've started the process of adding a custom domain you'll be able to add some custom HTML code. This can be useful if you'd like to add some JavaScript code to your custom domain. An example would be a snippet of code that needs to be added to verify your affiliate status.
With great power comes great responsibility! Be careful of what you enter in this field, as it could break something.
Still have questions? Contact us.