---
title: "Connect a custom domain to your blog"
description: "Point a blog subdomain to PixelClaw, verify HTTPS, and make the address primary."
url: https://help.pixelclaw.ai/en/articles/3-connect-a-custom-domain-to-your-blog
collection: "PixelClaw guides"
updated: 2026-11-03
language: en
---

# Connect a custom domain to your blog

Point a blog subdomain to PixelClaw, verify HTTPS, and make the address primary.

You need an owner or admin role, access to your DNS provider, and an available custom-domain slot. Check your allowance in **Billing**. If you already use your main domain for a website, use a separate address like [**blog.example.com**](https://blog.example.com).

1.  Open **Settings → Publishing → Custom domain and DNS**. Enter the hostname under **Blog address** and select **Add address**. If **Confirm this address belongs to your blog** appears, add the TXT record shown at your DNS provider, keep your existing records in place, and select **Verify DNS and add address**. Then continue with the connection record on the address card.
    
2.  Open the DNS settings for your domain at your DNS provider. Add the **CNAME** from PixelClaw. Copy **Name / Host** and **Value / Target** exactly. Leave TTL at Auto or default. For Cloudflare, set the record to **DNS only**.
    
3.  Return to the same address card in PixelClaw and select **Check connection**. If **Finish HTTPS setup** appears, add the extra records shown, then check again.
    
4.  When the status is **Live**, open the HTTPS address in a browser. Select **Make primary** if you want PixelClaw to use it in blog links and the sitemap.
    

## If the address is still pending

**Waiting for DNS** means the expected record has not been found yet. Compare the host and target with the card and expand **DNS setup help** if your DNS editor asks for a full hostname. **Setting up HTTPS** means DNS is connected and certificate setup is in progress. If the card says **Needs attention**, follow its specific next step.

## Related

- [Create a blog and publish your first post](https://help.pixelclaw.ai/en/articles/1-create-a-blog-and-publish-your-first-post.md)
- [Show PixelClaw posts on your existing website](https://help.pixelclaw.ai/en/articles/2-show-pixelclaw-posts-on-your-existing-website.md)
- [Change your blog menu, homepage, and article layout](https://help.pixelclaw.ai/en/articles/4-change-your-blog-menu-homepage-and-article-layout.md)
- [Connect your AI provider and choose a writing model](https://help.pixelclaw.ai/en/articles/5-connect-your-ai-provider-and-choose-a-writing-model.md)
- [Connect Google Search Console and see search traffic](https://help.pixelclaw.ai/en/articles/6-connect-google-search-console-and-see-search-traffic.md)