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Custom domains

Attach a client's domain when the site is ready, with a DNS check for every hostname and one free certificate.

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manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
Hostnames marrowtide.co.uk · Production · 4
+ Add hostnameAttach domain
HostnameRoleTLSDNS
www.marrowtide.co.uk Primary Certificate ready Pointed here
marrowtide.co.uk
redirects to the primary		 Alias
Make primary		 Certificate ready Pointed here
shop.marrowtide.co.uk
added today · Priya Shah		 Alias Pending
waits for DNS		 Points elsewhere
Check DNS
marrowtide-co-uk-brindlewyck.cfstack.io
noindex works before DNS moves		 Platform address Certificate ready Pointed here
www or non-wwwwwwnon-www Hide from search engines (noindex)
{  How it works  }

Custom domains, step by step

  1. 1

    Attach the domain

    Open Attach domain on the site. Pick www or the bare domain as canonical, and add any aliases.

    manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
    Attach a domain — marrowtide.co.uk Step 1 of 3
    1. Domain and www
    2. DNS check
    3. Confirm
    Domain
    marrowtide.co.ukSite domain
    Canonical address
    www.marrowtide.co.ukmarrowtide.co.uk redirects to it
    marrowtide.co.ukwww redirects to it
    Aliases
    shop.marrowtide.co.uk+ Add alias
    Each alias redirects to the canonical address. Up to 10 hostnames in total.
    Cancel Check DNS
  2. 2

    Check DNS for each host

    The panel shows where each hostname points today. With Cloudflare connected, tick Point DNS for me and it writes the records.

    manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
    Attach a domain — marrowtide.co.uk Step 2 of 3
    1. Domain and www
    2. DNS check
    3. Confirm
    HostDNS todayResult
    www.marrowtide.co.ukcanonical Your old host Will be pointed
    marrowtide.co.ukredirects to www Your old host Will be pointed
    shop.marrowtide.co.ukalias No record Will be pointed
    Point DNS for meWrites each record through Cloudflare in the zone marrowtide.co.uk when you confirm, then checks again.
    Back Cancel Continue
  3. 3

    Confirm and attach

    Type the domain to confirm. One certificate covers every hostname and stored addresses are rewritten. The site restarts once.

    manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
    Attach a domain — marrowtide.co.uk Step 3 of 3
    1. Domain and www
    2. DNS check
    3. Confirm
    Canonical
    www.marrowtide.co.uk
    Redirects to it
    marrowtide.co.uk, shop.marrowtide.co.uk
    DNS
    3 records pointed for you through Cloudflare
    What happens Restarts the environment once
    • Certificate — one certificate covering 3 hostnames, issued in a few minutes.
    • Site URL updated — addresses stored in WordPress are rewritten to www.marrowtide.co.uk.
    • Domain attached — the platform address keeps working, hidden from search engines.
    Type marrowtide.co.uk to confirm marrowtide.co.uk
    Back Cancel Attach www.marrowtide.co.uk
  4. 4

    Manage hostnames later

    Add or remove aliases, check DNS again, or hide the site from search engines. Certificates renew on their own.

    manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
    Hostnames marrowtide.co.uk · Production · 4
    + Add hostnameAttach domain
    HostnameRoleTLSDNS
    www.marrowtide.co.uk Primary Certificate ready Pointed here
    marrowtide.co.uk
    redirects to the primary    		 Alias
    Make primary    		 Certificate ready Pointed here
    shop.marrowtide.co.uk
    added today · Priya Shah    		 Alias Pending
    waits for DNS    		 Points elsewhere
    Check DNS
    marrowtide-co-uk-brindlewyck.cfstack.io
    noindex works before DNS moves    		 Platform address Certificate ready Pointed here
    www or non-wwwwwwnon-www Hide from search engines (noindex)
manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
Attach a domain — marrowtide.co.uk Step 1 of 3
  1. Domain and www
  2. DNS check
  3. Confirm
Domain
marrowtide.co.ukSite domain
Canonical address
www.marrowtide.co.ukmarrowtide.co.uk redirects to it
marrowtide.co.ukwww redirects to it
Aliases
shop.marrowtide.co.uk+ Add alias
Each alias redirects to the canonical address. Up to 10 hostnames in total.
Cancel Check DNS
manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
Attach a domain — marrowtide.co.uk Step 2 of 3
  1. Domain and www
  2. DNS check
  3. Confirm
HostDNS todayResult
www.marrowtide.co.ukcanonical Your old host Will be pointed
marrowtide.co.ukredirects to www Your old host Will be pointed
shop.marrowtide.co.ukalias No record Will be pointed
Point DNS for meWrites each record through Cloudflare in the zone marrowtide.co.uk when you confirm, then checks again.
Back Cancel Continue
manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
Attach a domain — marrowtide.co.uk Step 3 of 3
  1. Domain and www
  2. DNS check
  3. Confirm
Canonical
www.marrowtide.co.uk
Redirects to it
marrowtide.co.uk, shop.marrowtide.co.uk
DNS
3 records pointed for you through Cloudflare
What happens Restarts the environment once
  • Certificate — one certificate covering 3 hostnames, issued in a few minutes.
  • Site URL updated — addresses stored in WordPress are rewritten to www.marrowtide.co.uk.
  • Domain attached — the platform address keeps working, hidden from search engines.
Type marrowtide.co.uk to confirm marrowtide.co.uk
Back Cancel Attach www.marrowtide.co.uk
manage.corefinity.com/managed-clusters
Hostnames marrowtide.co.uk · Production · 4
+ Add hostnameAttach domain
HostnameRoleTLSDNS
www.marrowtide.co.uk Primary Certificate ready Pointed here
marrowtide.co.uk
redirects to the primary		 Alias
Make primary		 Certificate ready Pointed here
shop.marrowtide.co.uk
added today · Priya Shah		 Alias Pending
waits for DNS		 Points elsewhere
Check DNS
marrowtide-co-uk-brindlewyck.cfstack.io
noindex works before DNS moves		 Platform address Certificate ready Pointed here
www or non-wwwwwwnon-www Hide from search engines (noindex)
{  What you can set  }

Options and limits

Everything here is per site or per environment, from the panel, with every change in the activity log.

Hostnames
One primary plus aliases, up to 10 per environment. Aliases redirect to the canonical address with a 301.
Canonical address
www or the bare domain. The other one redirects to it.
Certificates
One free certificate covers every hostname. Issued once DNS points at your cluster, renewed automatically.
DNS check
Each hostname shows Points at us, Proxied by Cloudflare, Elsewhere or Not found. Check again at any time.
Platform address
Every environment keeps its own address on cfstack.io from day one, always hidden from search engines.
Search engines
Hide from search engines sends a noindex header. Applies in minutes, no restart. Always on for staging and development.
Staging and development
Attach any hostname you control, such as staging.marrowtide.co.uk. HTTP authentication still applies.
Change primary URL
Three steps: DNS checks, a dry run that counts the stored addresses to rewrite, then a typed confirmation.

Questions about custom domains

No. Every environment answers on its own platform address from the start, so you can test there first. The certificate is issued once DNS points at your cluster. The DNS check shows what each hostname points at today.

Yes. Attach any hostname you control to a staging or development environment. Those environments are always hidden from search engines, and their HTTP authentication still applies on the new hostname.

Change primary URL moves the site in three steps. A dry run counts the addresses stored in the database before anything changes. Afterwards the old addresses redirect to the new primary.

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