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Your By default, your Refined site is by default located on a subdomain of refined.site (example(SubDomain).refined.site). To help visitors remember your site and clarify your site’s purpose. Alternatively, you can add a custom domain instead. By adding a custom domain to your Refined site, visitors can access your site make your site accessible via a URL of your choice on a domain you own. This can be the main domain (www.example.com) or a subdomain (intranet.example.com)Such a custom domain helps users understand the purpose of your site and remember it more easily.

Domain format and type

Examples

(SubDomain).refined.site
Default domain

octo-itsm.refined.site

www.(Domain).com
Custom domain

www.octo-itsm.com

www.alto-apps.com

(SubDomain).(Domain).com
Custom domain

intranet.octo-itsm.com

support.octo-itsm.com

Info

Your Refined for Cloud subscription includes one free custom domain, your can use for one Refined site. If you'd like to connect more Refined sites to your own domain, buy a custom domain subscription.

SSL certificate

Your custom domain includes an SSL certificate, which is renewed when needed — free of charge.

Set up a custom domain

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Step 1: Set up your DNS configuration

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To complete this step, you

You may need help from your domain administrator to complete this step.

Before you connect your custom domain to a Refined site, it needs to be set up in your DNS configuration. Add a CNAME record and map it to custom.domain.refined.site. Use this exact string — don't replace custom.domain with any other text.

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Step 2: Go to the site’s general settings

  1. Go to the Refined Administration > Sites.

  2. Select

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  1. the site

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  2. Go to the Configuration tab.

  3. Click the Edit General Settings button.

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Step 3: Add your custom domain

  1. Fill in the custom domain.

  2. Click the Save changes button.

It might take some time before your custom domain is active. But no need to wait with making changes to your site — you can do this during the domain setup.

When the site indicator changes from yellow to green in Refined Administration > Sites, your update is done

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Want to connect more sites?

Your Refined for Cloud subscription includes one free custom domain, which can be used for one Refined site. If you'd like to connect more Refined sites to your own domain, buy a custom domain subscription.