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Custom Domain

A custom domain enhances your brand's professionalism and makes your GameCMS website easier to remember.

Important

It's important not to visit your CNAME record after it has been created. We recommend waiting until the status for your domain is active on our end!

Just follow these easy steps:

  1. Navigate to the GameCMS Dashboard
  2. Go to Website Settings
  3. Select Domains
  4. Log in to your domain provider's dashboard. This is typically the website where you purchased your domain, such as GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains, or any other domain registrar.
    • Look for the DNS settings or DNS management section.
    • If you are using Cloudflare, go to DNS → Records.
  5. Create a CNAME record and point it to: routing.gamecms.org.
  6. Enter the created record in the appropriate field in your GameCMS dashboard.
  7. Click Save and wait for the changes to take effect. DNS updates can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 24 hours.
note

The domain verification process can take up to 24 hours, depending on your DNS provider. Please note that this timeline is beyond our control, as it depends on how quickly the DNS changes propagate.

Examples:​

  • If your domain is website.com and for the CNAME record name you have input @ or your entire domain, then in the GameCMS dashboard, you should enter website.com.
  • If for the CNAME record name you entered 'website', which represents a subdomain (like website.website.com), then in the GameCMS dashboard, you should enter website.website.com.
Cloudflare (Optional)

You don't have to use Cloudflare as your DNS provider or for proxying. It’s an option available for more advanced setups, but not required for linking your domain to GameCMS.

Setting up www with Cloudflare​

To create a rule that forwards your www.website.com to your domain website.com

  1. Go to Rules in your Cloudflare account.
  2. Click on Page Rules.
  3. Click Create New Rule.
  4. For the URL field, enter your domain, e.g., www.website.com.
  5. For Pick a Setting, choose Forwarding URL.
  6. For Select status code, select 301 - Permanent Redirect.
  7. For Enter destination URL, enter your main domain, e.g., https://website.com.
  8. Click Save and Deploy Page Rule.

By following these steps, you can easily set up domain forwarding from www. to your main domain.

Quick Video Tutorial​

Watch the video below for a step-by-step guide: