{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"umezj95o46","tenantuid":"d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2","projectuid":"239698c5-f7eb-4574-8cc8-c6568f08b3a0","title":"Setting Up A Subdomain","slug":"article/umezj95o46-steps-for-hosting-your-own-subdomain-with-daily-story","html":"\u003Cp\u003ETo enable DailyStory to use your \u003Ca href=\u0022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain\u0022\u003Esubdomain\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for landing pages please follow the instructions below:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ccite class=\u0022recommended\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003ERecommended\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou will need to talk with someone on your IT team or with your hosting company to complete these steps.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Ccite class=\u0022important\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003EImportant\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDailyStory only supports subdomains for enterprise customers.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreate a CNAME OR A Record\u003C/li\u003E\u003C/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECreate a DNS \u003Ca href=\u0022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNAME_record\u0022\u003ECNAME record\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that points to \u003Ccode class=\u0022inline-code\u0022\u003Edailystory-cms-1.azurewebsites.net\u003C/code\u003E. 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You can check the status of your DNS entry using DNS lookup tools, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.uptrends.com/tools/dns\u0022\u003EUptrends\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https://mxtoolbox.com/\u0022\u003EMX Toolbox\u003C/a\u003E, and others.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing these tools will enable you to see if your new DNS entry is properly resolving to DailyStory.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022notify_us\u0022\u003ENotify us\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce your DNS record is configured, please tell your customer success manager. You will need to provide them with your domain entry, e.g. pages.example.com.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is some network configuration and validation that must be done by DailyStory for our servers to allow your subdomain.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022automatic_certificate_creation\u0022\u003EAutomatic certificate creation\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce your domain is configure we\u0027ll automatically generate a certificate. A security certificate ensures that pages hosted by DailyStory are secure and only accessible using https.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022configure_your_subdomain\u0022\u003EConfigure your subdomain\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce your customer success manager has verified that your subdomain is configured, log into your DailyStory account and navigate to \u003Ccode\u003EAccount Settings \u0026gt; Advanced Settings \u0026gt; Subdomain\u003C/code\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnter the subdomain and a URL to redirect to if there is a problem on the subdomain, such as when a page cannot be found.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/article/z2l32rh39p-landing-pages\u0022\u003ELanding Pages\u003C/a\u003E that you create in DailyStory will now automatically use your subdomain.\u003C/p\u003E","publish_status":0,"post_type":"Article","authoruid":"3dde8c16-763a-4a2b-ae0b-1d8c50c62e3d","author":{"authoruid":"3dde8c16-763a-4a2b-ae0b-1d8c50c62e3d"},"featured_image_updating":false,"meta_description":"To enable DailyStory to host your subdomain , e.g. pages.example.com, please follow the instructions below. You will need to talk with someone on your IT team or with your hosting company to complete these steps. And please note that DailyStory only supports subdomains for enterprise customers. Create a CNAME OR A Record Create a DNS CNAME record \u0026#160;that points to dailystory-cms-1.azurewebsites.net: NAME TYPE VALUE ------------------ ---- ------------------- pages CNAME dailystory-cms-1.a ...","display_toc":true,"has_workingcopy":false,"allow_indexing":true,"total_views":1485,"date_published":"2024-12-05T08:49:14","date_updated":"2025-12-01T19:53:51.27","date_created":"2025-04-23T17:16:50.46"}}}