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Connect your own domain

Every site gets a free address like yoursite.buildgen.dev. You can also show it on a domain you own, like www.yoursite.com. It takes about 10 minutes.

Before you start

Your site is published.
Your plan includes custom domains — see pricing.
You own the domain and can log in to where you bought it (GoDaddy, Hostinger, Namecheap, Cloudflare…).

Enter your domain in the editor

Open your site in the editor, click ⚙️ Settings, scroll to Custom domain, type your domain (for example www.yoursite.com) and click Connect. The editor then shows the exact record to add.

Add a DNS record where you bought the domain

Pick the row that matches the domain you entered:

You entered	Type	Name / Host	Value / Points to
A subdomain www.yoursite.com	CNAME	www	yourslug.buildgen.dev
A root domain yoursite.com	A	@	168.144.86.244

Replace yourslug with your site's own address — the editor shows the exact value. For a root domain, delete any other A and AAAA records on @ (often a parking page) so only the one above remains.

Where to find DNS settings at popular registrars

GoDaddy: My Products → your domain → DNS → Add New Record. Use @ as the name for a root domain.
Hostinger: Domains → your domain → DNS / Nameservers → Manage DNS records. Delete the default parking A record for @ first.
Namecheap: Domain List → Manage → Advanced DNS → Add New Record. Remove the default URL Redirect / parking records.
Cloudflare: DNS → Records → Add record, and set the proxy status to DNS only (grey cloud). With the orange cloud on, verification and HTTPS setup will fail.

Click Verify

Back in the editor's Settings, click Verify. Once DNS has updated, the domain turns Verified. If it doesn't yet, wait a few minutes and try again — DNS can take a while to spread.

Wait a few minutes for HTTPS

We set up a free security certificate (the padlock) automatically. Your site works on your domain right away, and on https:// within about 5–10 minutes of verifying. Nothing else to do.

Troubleshooting

Verify says my domain doesn't point to the site yet

DNS changes usually show up within minutes but can take up to 24–48 hours. Double-check the record name and value for typos, then try Verify again later. You can see what the world currently sees for your domain at dnschecker.org.

The browser says “Not secure” or shows a certificate warning

HTTPS is set up automatically a few minutes after your domain verifies — give it about 10 minutes. If it persists, make sure there's no AAAA (IPv6) record or extra A record on the domain pointing somewhere else, and that Cloudflare's proxy (orange cloud) is off.

My domain shows the Buildgen homepage instead of my site

Make sure your site is published and the domain shows Verified in the editor's Settings.

I want both example.com and www.example.com to work

Connect the one you want visitors to see (we recommend www.example.com), then use your registrar's domain forwarding to redirect the other one to it.

Can I still use my email on this domain?

Yes. Only add the record above — don't delete your MX or TXT records, which handle email.

Still having trouble?

Send us your domain and a screenshot of your DNS records, and we'll help you get it connected.