> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sontairo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Custom Domains

> Serve your site from your own domain with managed SSL

Every published site gets a managed Sontairo subdomain automatically. To serve it from your own domain instead, add the domain in the site's **Domains** tab.

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  Adding, verifying, and provisioning domains requires the **ADMIN** role.
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## Add a domain

1. Open your site and go to the **Domains** tab
2. Enter the hostname (for example `www.yourcompany.com`)
3. Click add — the domain appears in the list with its status

The Domains tab header shows the **CNAME target** your DNS records should point to.

## Point your DNS

At your DNS provider, create a **CNAME record** for your hostname pointing at the target shown in the Domains tab (your site's managed hostname). DNS changes can take a few minutes to propagate.

## Verify and provision

* **Verify** — Sontairo checks your DNS for the expected CNAME. If the record isn't right yet, the error shows the expected target and what your DNS currently returns.
* **Provision** — issues an SSL certificate for the domain so it serves over HTTPS. The Domains table shows the SSL status as it progresses; depending on your setup, certificate issuance may ask you to add an additional ownership record (shown in the table when required).

Once the domain is **active** and SSL is issued, your site is live on the custom domain. You can mark one domain as **Primary**.

## Statuses

Each domain row shows three things:

| Column           | Meaning                                       |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Status**       | Whether the domain route is pending or active |
| **Verification** | Whether the CNAME check has passed            |
| **Cloudflare**   | SSL / certificate provisioning status         |