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title: Use a custom domain
description: Point your own domain at your tip page - one DNS record and a Link click.
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With [TipPage+](/tippage-plus) your tip page can live on your own domain - `tips.yourname.com` instead of `yourname.tippage.com`. Setup is one DNS record.

1. **Enter your domain**

    Go to **Settings**, **Branding**, and find the **Custom domain** field in the Your TipPage panel. Enter the domain you want, like `tips.yourname.com`.

2. **Add the DNS record**

    The panel shows you the exact record to create at your DNS provider:

    | | |
    | --- | --- |
    | **Type** | `CNAME` (or `ALIAS`/flattened `CNAME` for a root domain) |
    | **Name** | your subdomain, e.g. `tips` (or `@` for a root domain) |
    | **Target** | `gateway.tippage.com` |

3. **Link domain**

    Back in the dashboard, click **Link domain**. We check the record points at us before saving, then sort the SSL certificate automatically - the status chip goes **Checking**, then **Issuing cert**, then **Secured**. Use **Check now** if you're impatient; DNS changes can take a few minutes to propagate.

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:::warning[On Cloudflare?]
Set the record to **DNS only** - click the orange cloud so it turns grey. Leaving the proxy on blocks the SSL certificate and your page won't load.
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:::note[Root domains]
Pointing a bare domain (like `yourname.com`) needs a DNS provider with CNAME flattening or ALIAS support. If yours has neither, use a subdomain like `tips.yourname.com` instead.
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## Removing or changing it

**Edit** or **Remove** in the same panel. Removing falls back to your `.tippage.com` subdomain. If your TipPage+ subscription ends, the custom domain is removed automatically - so keep the subdomain link posted somewhere too.