# I can't set a CNAME for a root domain with hosting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-set-a-cname-for-a-root-domain-with-hosting/27667>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [2015 年 4 月 16 日午後 10:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-set-a-cname-for-a-root-domain-with-hosting/27667 "2015-04-16T22:06:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [2015 年 4 月 16 日午後 10:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-set-a-cname-for-a-root-domain-with-hosting/27667/2 "2015-04-16T22:11:26Z")

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This is normally handled automatically and super fast, however you can not set a CNAME on a bare domain (it needs to be a subdomain) so you are going to have to add an IP address in the A record here and we will need to provision you manually.

Please contact us at: [team@discourse.org](mailto:team@discourse.org)

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