Connect your own domain

A custom domain puts your portfolio at your own web address — your-name.com instead of a subdomain. It looks more established, is easier to remember, and the audience you build is yours. Setup takes a few minutes.

Before you start

• Your portfolio must be published and have a username set. (See publishing your portfolio.)
• You need a domain you own, bought from any registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, etc.).

Connect the domain

1. Go to Dashboard → Custom Domain.
2. Enter the domain you want to use (for example your-name.com or portfolio.your-name.com) and connect it.
3. The page shows the exact DNS record to add, with copy buttons.

Add the DNS record at your registrar

1. Open your domain registrar’s DNS settings.
2. For a subdomain (like portfolio.your-name.com), add the CNAME record shown.
3. For an apex/root domain (like your-name.com), add the A record shown.
4. Save. DNS changes can take a few minutes to a few hours to spread.

Verify and go live

1. Back on the Custom Domain page, click Verify.
2. Once your domain points to us, it flips to live.
3. The secure padlock (HTTPS) is provisioned automatically the first time your domain is visited — there’s nothing to install.

Troubleshooting

• Verify says it’s not pointing yet? DNS may still be propagating — wait a bit and try again. Double-check you added the exact record shown.
• Already used? A domain can only be connected to one portfolio at a time.

Next step

With your domain live, every gallery and share carries your own name. Read the case for it in why your portfolio should live on your own domain.