By default your site will deploy to a domain like mysite.duckdocs.site
.
You are free to share this URL with others, but most users prefer to have their docs accessible on their own domain.
Choose a custom domain
Go to Actions -> Site Settings
and enter the custom domain you’d like to host your docs on. For example docs.beekeeperstudio.io
.
Custom domain restrictions
You cannot use a root domain to host your docs.
- This does not work:
mysite.com
- This does work:
docs.mysite.com
, orwww.mysite.com
Update your DNS to add a CNAME
Go to your DNS provider and add a CNAME for your domain pointing to your *.duckdocs.site
domain.
For example:
- Record type:
CNAME
- Alias:
docs
- Target:
mysite.duckdocs.site
Here’s a screenshot from our DNS provider with an example:
Wait for DNS records to update
It can take 10-30 minutes for DNS changes to take hold across the internet, keep checking your new domain!
If you don’t see it live within that time, contact support
SSL
All docs sites get SSL certificates provisioned by default, so you can be sure your users are protected by bank-level encryption.
You do not need to take any actions here. SSL provisioning is fully automatic.