About the article
This article is a dedicated branch of “Custom Domains on Shifter“ for Name.com. Before following the instructions, you’ll need to follow “Custom Domains on Shifter“ to register domain name to Shifter and get domain verification records.
Sample domain and DNS records
Sample Domain:
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example.com
Sample Shifter Domains:
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abc123.on.getshifter.io.
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def456.cloudfront.net.
Sample Validation Records
For example.com
Name: _abcde.example.com
Type: CNAME
Value: _01234.acm-validations.aws.
For www.example.com
Name: _hijkl.www.example.com
Type: CNAME
Value: _56789.acm-validations.aws.
Setting up validation DNS records
1. Navigate Login page
https://www.name.com/account/login.php
2. Click [MY DOMAINS]
3. Click [Manage DNS Records] under [Quick Links] pulldown menu
4. Input validation record for example.com
TYPE: CNAME
HOST: _abcd.
ANSWER: _01234.acm-validations.aws
TTL: 300 (default)
Click [Add Record] button to save values.
5. Input validation record for www.example.com
TYPE: CNAME Record
HOST: _hijkl.www.
ANSWER: _56789.acm-validations.aws.
TTL: 300 (default)
Click [Add Record] button to save values.
6. Confirm added validation records
Setting up DNS records, after completed domain verification.
7. Click [ADD NEW RECORD] to add an ALIAS record
ALIAS record forexample.com
TYPE: ANAME
HOST: leave blank
ANSWER: def456.cloudfront.net.
TTL: 300 (default)
Click [Add Record] button to save values.
8. Also, input CNAME record for www.example.com
TYPE: CNAME Record
HOST: www.
ANSWER: abc123.on.getshifter.io. or def456.cloudfront.net.
TTL: 300 (default)
Click [Add Record] button to save values.
9. Confirm all records
That’s all!
