Add and verify a domain

You can add your own domains and subdomains to Northflank to use with your deployed service's public ports.

Domains and subdomains are verified on your Northflank account, so once added you can reassign them to any public port for any deployment on your account.

If you use OVH, Cloudflare, NS1, or Namecheap, check our specific guides for these domain registrars.

You can add any domain (for example one.yourdomain.com) provided you have the ability to edit the DNS records.

1. Click here , or open the domains page in your account settings.
2. Click add domain, enter your domain name, and click add domain
3. You will now see the information required to verify your domain, including the record name and record content. You will need to add this to your DNS records as a text (TXT) record.
4. Open a new browser tab or window and navigate to your DNS provider
5. Log in to your control panel and find the DNS settings for your domain
6. Add a new text (TXT) record with the record name and record content specified in the entry you just generated for the domain on Northflank
7. Return to the Northflank domains page and select verify on the entry for your domain
8. Northflank will attempt to verify your domain - if not, check you have entered the record correctly and try again. If you need to, you can close the verification dialogue and come back to it later.

You can add any subdomain provided you have the ability to edit the DNS records.

1. Click here , or open the domains page in your account settings

2. Click add subdomain and select the root domain name you want to create a subdomain for

3. Enter the subdomain you want to use and click create subdomain

4. You will now see the information required to verify your domain, including the record name and record content. You will need to add this to your DNS records as a CNAME, ALIAS, or APEX record (depending on host).

   

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