Quick summary
Connecting a custom domain to Webflow requires adding specific A records and a CNAME record through your DNS provider's management panel. Once the DNS records are saved and verified, your Webflow site will be live and accessible on your custom domain.
Steps
- From your Webflow Dashboard, locate the project you want to configure and click the three dotted icon to open options.
- Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
- Navigate to the Publishing section from the left sidebar menu.
- Under Custom Domains, click Add a Custom Domain.
- Enter your domain name and click Add Domain.
- Choose to Connect manually for full control over DNS configuration.
- Note the A Records, TXT Records, and CNAME Records displayed by Webflow for the following steps.
- Open your DNS provider (e.g., GoDaddy) and go to My Products.
- Find your domain and click DNS to open DNS settings.
- Confirm you are inside DNS Management and can see the list of existing records.
- Delete any existing A records with the name @ or CNAME records with the name www.
- Click Add New Record to begin creating the required DNS entries.
- Under Type, select A.
- Under Name, select @.
- Under Value, enter the first IP address shown on your Webflow domain page (generally 75.2.70.75).
- Click Add another value to add the second IP address.
- Enter the second IP address from Webflow (generally 99.83.190.102).
- Click Save to store the A record.
- Click Add New Record again to create the CNAME record.
- Set Type to CNAME, Name to www, and Value to proxy-ssl.webflow.com (as shown on your Webflow domain page).
- Click Save to store the CNAME record.
- Confirm your DNS records include two A records with @, one CNAME record with www, and optionally a TXT record with your verification code.
- Back in Webflow, select the www version of your domain and click Make Default to set it as the primary domain.
- Click Check Status or Verify Domain to confirm your DNS settings are correct.
- Once the status shows Connected, your site is live on the custom domain.
- Select your new domain under Publish and publish your site to push changes to the live website.
