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# Hover domain setup
- URL: https://ghost.org/help/hover-domain-setup/
- Published: 2023-03-27T17:42:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-12T13:29:12.000Z
- Description: Learn how to setup a custom domain with Ghost(Pro) and Hover.
- Author: Ghost
- Tags: Ghost(Pro)

To make your publication easy to identify you can use a custom domain name with your Ghost(Pro) site.

You can connect any domain or subdomain that you own to your Ghost(Pro) publication by adding a CNAME record to your domain’s DNS records. SSL certificates are automatically provided (and renewed each year).

Regardless of how a user enters your publication's URL in their browser, they'll always be directed to the correct site. 

If you own a Hover domain, the following steps explain how you can implement a custom domain with your Ghost(Pro) publication. 

## Step 1: Access Domain DNS Settings

Login to your [Hover](https://www.hover.com/signin) account, and access your domains.

Click "Edit" next to the domain you want to configure, and select "Edit DNS" to access the domains' DNS records.

![Edit DNS Records](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2018/10/hover-edit-dns-records.png)

## Step 2: Create a CNAME Record

Next, you need to create a CNAME record within your domain's DNS settings.

From the domain's DNS settings, click the "Add A Record" button and select `CNAME` as the record type:

| Subdomain DNS Configuration |     | Record Type            | Host | Value |
| --------------------------- | --- | ---------------------- | ---- | ----- |
| CNAME                       | www | \[subdomain\].ghost.io |      |       |
| A                           | @   | 178.128.137.126        |      |       |

**Note:** The `A` record will automatically redirect both the `http` and `https` root domain to the subdomain you configure.

**Root domain configuration**  
Hover **does not support `CNAME` root domain configurations** and using an `A` record to achieve a root domain is not supported. To setup a root domain configuration, we recommend that you consider using [Cloudflare](https://ghost.org/help/cloudflare-domain-setup/) for additional flexibility.

## Step 3: Activate the Custom Domain

Login to your publication's Ghost Admin area, and go to the **Ghost(Pro) > Domain** settings.

Click **Setup**, and enter your custom domain into the custom domain field, then click **Activate**, to activate your custom domain.