Use your domain name for your Replit Deployments to showcase your app from a professional, branded web address.
www.my-incredible-app.com
to your Replit Deployment.
While Replit provides a free subdomain in the format <your-deployment-subdomain-name>.replit.app
, using
a custom domain lets you create a more memorable address.
A custom domain name can help brand recognition and trust with your app’s users.
Watch the following video for a quick overview of setting up Custom Domains:
Feature | Replit Subdomain | Custom Domain |
---|---|---|
Hostname customization | Subdomain only | Any domain that you own |
DNS update time | Instant | Up to 48 hours |
Security Certificates (TLS/SSL) | Provided by Replit | Provided by Replit |
Price | Free | Pay your domain provider |
How to access Custom Domains
A
records for the same domain name that point to different servers.A
and AAAA
records co-exist for the same domain since Replit only supports A
records.Add your custom domain
hat-tip.cc
is the registered domain and my.hat-tip.cc
includes subdomain my
.Add the DNS records to your domain registrar
A
and TXT
record values from Replit and paste them into your domain registrar’s
DNS management section. If your domain registrar does not support @
as a hostname, use your registered domain name.Optional: Add a subdomain
A
record with the same IP address
in your provider’s DNS management section.
For example, if you want to add my-subdomain.hat-tip.cc
, you must:A
and TXT
record values from Replit to your registrarA
record with a hostname value of my-subdomain
using the same IP address as your primary domainWait for DNS propagation to complete