Using a custom domain
Learn how to use your own domain name with AssistFlare
Updated: December 16, 2023
3 mins read
AssistFlare allows you to use a custom domain pretty easily for your knowledge base. You can use something like docs.example.com or exampledocs.com instead of the subdomain you choose during onboarding, e.g. example.assistflare.com.
To use a custom domain, from your knowledge base dashboard:
- Navigate to the
Domain
link under the Settings section from the left navigation menu.
- In the Custom Domain Type section, choose
Custom Domain
as your type.
- This will show the custom domain configuration field where you can enter the custom domain you want to use.
- Enter the domain you want without the
https://
prefix, wait for AssistFlare to check its availability to ensure that it is not used on another knowledge base and click onSave Settings
.
- You will be prompted to add a CNAME record to your DNS settings which points to
yoursubdomain.assistflare.com
where your subdomain is the subdomain for the knowledge base chosen during the onboarding process. See also: Changing the subdomain of your knowledge base.
- To change your DNS settings you need to go to your domain registrar - the platform on which your registered and paid for your domain and where you manage your domain’s DNS configuration. Examples of domain registrars:
- NameCheap
- Porkbun
- Cloudflare
- GoDaddy
- For e.g. if you are using Cloudflare, this is how you would proceed to add a CNAME record:
- From the DNS → Records page for your domain on Cloudflare, click on
Add Record
to add a new DNS record: - Choose the Type as CNAME, in the Name field enter the address of your custom domain you want to point to the knowledge base. e.g. docs.outlater.com or outlater-docs.com. In the value field, enter your Assistflare subdomain address: e.g. yoursubdomain.assistflare.com:
- Once you are done, click on
Save
to save your configuration. Open up your new custom domain in your web browser and your knowledge base will now be provisioned on the new domain you just assigned to your knowledge base with an SSL certificate and served over HTTPS 🎉
Guides for Domain Registrars
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