| name | domains |
| description | Wire a domain the user ALREADY OWNS (GoDaddy/Namecheap/Cloudflare/…) to their Convex app: exact DNS records, custom-domain attachment, auth-origin rebind. TRIGGER when the user owns a domain and wants it pointing at their app ('point my domain at this', 'use my own domain', 'set up example.com'). Never asks for registrar credentials. |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
Custom domain with your own provider (/domains)
Point a domain the user already owns at their Convex app. No purchase, no
registrar credentials — you give the user the exact records to create themselves.
Procedure
- Identify the target: the published site host (for static hosting) or the
deployment's HTTP actions URL (
npx convex env get CONVEX_SITE_URL or the
dashboard).
- Give the exact DNS records to create at THEIR registrar: the CNAME (or
A/ALIAS at the apex) plus the TXT verification record — concrete host/value
strings, not placeholders.
- Attach the custom domain on Convex (dashboard → deployment → Custom
Domains, or the CLI) and wait for verification. DNS propagation can take
minutes to hours — tell the user, don't poll forever.
- If the app uses auth (passkeys/OAuth), rebind the auth origin
(
SITE_URL / RP_ID / ORIGIN env vars) to the new domain and re-deploy —
otherwise sign-in breaks on the new domain.
- Verify: the domain serves the app over HTTPS, including the apex → www
redirect if configured.
Rules
- Never ask for registrar credentials — the user creates the records.
- Always include the TXT verification record, not just the CNAME.
- Rebinding the domain changes the auth origin — re-deploy after, or sign-in breaks.
