A domain is the live web address to view your published project. By default, guidelines are published to live.standards.site, but register a custom domain with a third-party provider.

In this guide:

• Getting started
• Connecting a domain
• Troubleshooting

Getting started

Things to keep in mind

• A custom domain can only be used for a single project. For example, by adding acmebrandguidelines.com to your account and publishing a project to it, all traffic going to the custom domain would view the project. It is not possible to publish multiple projects to the same custom domain.
• Base domains (mybrand.com) and subdomains (identity.mybrand.com) are considered separate domains. Many designers prefer to publish guidelines to subdomains so the base domain can continue to host the brand’s website.
• After adding DNS records, make sure not do remove them, even after validation. If either DNS record is removed your site will published project will eventually stop working.

What is needed

• A Plus, Pro, ****or Enterprise Standards plan. Basic plans cannot add custom domains.
• A registered domain with a third-party provider, such as Godaddy or Namecheap.
• Access to the DNS records for the domain, often found in the domain account.