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Custom Domain

Use your own domain (like www.yoursite.com) instead of the default JustDeploy URL. Available on paid plans.

This is the one step your coding AI can’t do for you. You connect the domain yourself in the console. Copy each record shown in JustDeploy into your domain provider. You do not need to understand or edit the values. Domains are console-only, with no API for them.

Connecting a domain

  1. Open your project detail page.
  2. In the Custom Domain section, click Connect domain.
  3. Enter your domain, for example example.com, www.example.com, or api.example.com.
  4. Add the DNS records shown to your domain provider (like Namecheap, GoDaddy, Cloudflare, etc.).
  5. JustDeploy checks your DNS and activates the domain automatically.

A domain can be connected to only one project across JustDeploy. If you see Domain already registered, the domain is still attached to another project. Disconnect it there, then connect it here.

DNS records

After connecting, JustDeploy tells you exactly which records to add. The record type depends on your domain:

Domain typeExampleDNS record
Subdomainwww.example.comCNAME points to *.justdeploy.site.
Apex (root) domainexample.comAn A record points to the JustDeploy IP addresses.

Two extra DNS records are needed for SSL (the padlock icon in browsers). JustDeploy shows all the records you need. Just copy them into your domain provider’s DNS settings.

For an apex domain like example.com, enter @ as the Name (or leave it blank, depending on your provider). For subdomains, enter just the prefix, e.g. www, not the full domain.

Activation flow

pending_validation→active

Once your DNS records are in place, JustDeploy detects them and sets up your SSL certificate. The page updates automatically. This usually takes a few minutes, but can take up to 24–48 hours depending on your DNS provider.

An active custom domain keeps routing for 7 days after paid access ends. The console shows the exact grace-period deadline, and JustDeploy emails the organization’s owners and admins once when the grace period starts.

After the grace period, traffic to the custom domain pauses, but JustDeploy preserves the connection and SSL certificate. Keep the DNS records in place. When paid access returns, JustDeploy reconnects the domain automatically without asking you to edit DNS again.

active→grace period→inactive→reconnecting→active
A domain that is still waiting for DNS validation cannot activate without a paid plan. If paid access returns while the domain is still pending, validation and activation continue automatically.