# How to setup subdomain

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-subdomain/295763
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [February 18, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-subdomain/295763 "2024-02-18T00:16:13Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-subdomain/295763/2 "2024-02-18T00:34:46Z")

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Hi @xha1e 🙂

> [@xha1e](#):
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> The discourse server is hosted by discourse, not on my own machine.

If you’re hosted with us, these instructions should have the information you need. 👍

> [@Configure your domain name for hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-domain-name-for-hosted-discourse/21827):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to configure a custom domain name for a site hosted by Discourse. This option is available for our Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator So you’ve selected a hosted Discourse plan. Lucky you! The very first step is to point your domain name forum.example.com to our hosting. You will need to edit the DNS records for your domain name, example.com. In most cases, the DNS is controlled from the sa…

Though if you need any extra assistance then send an email to [team@discourse.org](mailto:team@discourse.org) and we should be able to help you out. 🙂

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