# What will happen with my community web address if I upgrade, e.g. from Starter to Pro?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-with-my-community-web-address-if-i-upgrade-e-g-from-starter-to-pro/382990
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 17, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-with-my-community-web-address-if-i-upgrade-e-g-from-starter-to-pro/382990 "2025-09-17T15:25:33Z")
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-will-happen-with-my-community-web-address-if-i-upgrade-e-g-from-starter-to-pro/382990/5 "2025-09-17T16:38:02Z")

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To be extra clear, you can continue to use your current `example.discourse.group` domain when you upgrade, you aren’t _required_ to use a custom domain — upgrading just unlocks it as an option.

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