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

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**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:** ![denharsh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/denharsh/32/115965_2.png) [@denharsh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/denharsh)\
**Post date:** [2015 年 4 月 19 日午後 8:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-set-a-cname-for-a-root-domain-with-hosting/27667/6 "2015-04-19T20:47:14Z")

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Thanks @codinghorror  
Your reasoning is great, and idea of having custom homepage sounds great to me. Right now I have setup on my main blog sub-domain (Using trial account) and will see SEO implication (My biggest fear) in coming days. If it works out great, will stick to the sub-domain ([ask.shoutmeloud.com](http://ask.shoutmeloud.com)), else I planned to move Forum to another domain.

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