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Custom domains: adding the DNS records manually

Updated Jul 3, 2026

You can put any custom domain in front of a hosted site — on any DNS provider (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Route 53, Cloudflare, anything). You don't need to give Devani access to your DNS; you just add the records we show you.

(If your domains are on Cloudflare and you'd rather we do this automatically, see *Automatic DNS: connect your Cloudflare account*.)

Steps

  1. In your Devani dashboard, open the site, go to Domains, and add your domain (e.g. www.client.com).
  2. Devani registers it and shows you the records to add — typically two:
  • a CNAME that routes the domain to our edge, and
  • a TXT record that validates the certificate.
  1. Go to your DNS provider and add those two records exactly as shown.
  2. Done. Cloudflare validates them and issues the certificate automatically — usually within a few minutes. The domain then shows as live (HTTPS) in your dashboard.

Tips

  • Use a subdomain (like www.client.com or app.client.com) when you can — it's a clean CNAME and works everywhere. A bare apex (client.com) needs your provider's CNAME-flattening / ALIAS support, which not every registrar has (Cloudflare does it automatically).
  • Nothing goes live until the records resolve, so there's no downtime risk while you set it up.
  • Already had the domain pointed somewhere else? Changing these records is what moves it to your hosted site — that's the cutover moment.
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