Namecheap: Setting up a Custom Domain
Old setup
- Go to the Domains tab in Voluum settings and click the Add custom domain button.
- Copy the name of your Dedicated Domain from the Domains tab in Voluum.
- Purchase your domain at https://www.namecheap.com/ and sign into your account.
- Go to Manage domains / Advanced DNS and click the Add new record button.
- Select CNAME as the record type.
- Use any type of name for your subdomain, such as "track" or something less obvious in the Host field.
- Paste the Voluum domain name in the Value text field.
- (Optional) Lower the TTL time for faster propagation of DNS changes.
- Save changes.
- The new CNAME record is added.
CloudFront setup
- Purchase your domain at https://www.namecheap.com/.
- In Voluum, go to the Domains tab in Voluum settings and click the Add custom domain button.
- Provide the custom domain name with any type of prefix for your subdomain, such as "track" or something less obvious and click Save and process.
- Copy both CNAME record names and values.
- In Namecheap, go to Manage domains / Advanced DNS and click the Add new record button.
- Add first CNAME record.
- Select CNAME as the record type.
- Provide the same prefix as you used in Voluum in the Host text field.
- Paste the domain record value that you have copied from Voluum in the Value text field.
- (Optional) Lower the TTL time for faster propagation of DNS changes.
- Click the Add record.
- Add second CNAME record.
- Select CNAME as the record type.
- Paste the prefix of the certificate record (without the domain name) that you have copied from Voluum in the Host text field.
- Paste the certificate record value that you have copied from Voluum in the Value text field.
- (Optional) Lower the TTL time for faster propagation of DNS changes.
- Click the Add record.
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