# Using Custom Domain
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257 "2024-07-19T14:38:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/1 "2024-07-19T14:38:52Z")
I am a programmer/developer.
I plan to use discourse solely for my small development team.
I want to use discourse as “repository for re-usable code”.
- Is this a usual use case?
Regarding the subject of this post:
I am working on high restriction facility. That said, I do not have access to my code repository at evernote, as the website is block.
I created a trial account on discourse.
I see that my url `xyz.discourse.group` is still block from the facility. Hoping if I migrate to my own domain, my discourse forum won’t be block.
I have my own website using my own domain.
Can I use this on trial? How do you set this up?
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/2 "2024-07-19T14:44:40Z")
Welcome to Meta! 🤗
Use the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true).
This Topic may be of interest too:
> [@I want to install it on the corporate intranet, but I cannot use domain. Can I use IP + port？](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-install-it-on-the-corporate-intranet-but-i-cannot-use-domain-can-i-use-ip-port/278720/11):
>
> This is the way @Aaron_Pang. I have installed and ran a large instance for the whole company using only an internal DNS hostname and certificates from our internal PKI, and it works very well. In my case the server didn’t even had access to the internet.
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/3 "2024-07-19T14:47:27Z")
But I do no want to install it on my server… I want to host it on Discourse, and maintained by Discourse Staff - this is why you pay the monthly fees right?
– I do not have the time and skills to maintain discourse and the server.
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/4 "2024-07-19T14:48:13Z")
Great! That’s possible too, but you will need to have the appropriate internet access.
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/5 "2024-07-19T14:53:31Z")
Yes. I am a contractor on the said Restricted Facility.
I have access to internet and forums (eg discourse community).. But not storage sites like dropbox, google drive, or evernote.
Hopping I could change this: `xyz.discourse.group` to something else (eg. [forum.myDomain.com](http://forum.myDomain.com))
How do I do this?
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/6 "2024-07-19T14:55:44Z")
> [@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…
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/7 "2024-07-19T15:01:16Z")
Thank you for fast response.
This is what I need.
I need to remember though where why supplied my domain.
Edit:
I purchased and manage my domain from Google Suite
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/8 "2024-07-19T23:19:45Z")
Quick help please.
When changing domain name on Discourse admin setting:
New Domain: [forum.mpx-transform.com](http://forum.mpx-transform.com)
it returned error:
```plaintext
forum.mpx-transform.com does not resolve to a CNAME.
It needs to be a CNAME to mpx.hosted-by-discourse.com
```
Below is the configuration I made on SquareSpace (my domain provider)
```plaintext
Host = forum
Type = CNAME
Data = mpx.hosted-by-discourse.com
```
Where did I go wrong?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/9 "2024-07-19T23:43:46Z")
The whois record suggests that you need to make changes at wix.
See [Network Tools: DNS,IP,Email](https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=whois%3aforum.mpx-transform.com&run=toolpage)
And that no record exists
See [Network Tools: DNS,IP,Email](https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=whois%3aforum.mpx-transform.com&run=toolpage)
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/10 "2024-07-19T23:46:36Z")
Thank you.
I will try that..
Funny. I bought the domain from google, google got it from squarespace, and wix (my website provider) manage the dns record.
Hope this work this time.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/11 "2024-07-19T23:49:48Z")
It’s very confusing even without Google selling their domain business to squarespace.
But you told wix (and announced to the world) that you want them in charge of your DNS, so the Google to squarespace thing didn’t change anything.
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### Author:  [@Eugene49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eugene49)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/12 "2024-07-19T23:53:42Z")
Admin setting returned success now.
Now I wait.
Probably I told that to wix.
This is one time setup and forget kind of things for me.
Thanks for the help.
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/13 "2024-07-20T03:06:43Z")
For support on our hosted plans you can email [team@doscourse.org](mailto:team@doscourse.org) and we’ll help you directly.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-custom-domain/317257/14 "2024-08-19T03:07:33Z")
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