# How do I set up a custom domain for my status page?

Every Oh Dear status page is accessible on a URL like `ohdear.app/status-page/{slug}` by default. To point it at your own domain (for example `status.yourcompany.com`) you need to do two things: configure the domain in your Oh Dear status page settings, and add a DNS record.

## Configure the custom domain in Oh Dear

1. Open your status page's **Settings** tab.
2. Under **Custom domain**, enter the subdomain you want to use (`status.yourcompany.com`).
3. Save.

## Add the CNAME record in your DNS

Add a **CNAME record** pointing your custom subdomain at `status.ssl.ohdear.app.`:

```
status.yourcompany.com.   CNAME   status.ssl.ohdear.app.
```

Give DNS up to a few minutes (or an hour, depending on your provider) to propagate. Once it has, Oh Dear automatically provisions a Let's Encrypt TLS certificate for your custom domain. You don't need to supply one.

## Troubleshooting status page custom domain issues

- **"Not accessible via custom domain"**: the CNAME record isn't in place yet, or your DNS provider is still propagating. Try `dig status.yourcompany.com` or an online DNS lookup to confirm it resolves to `status.ssl.ohdear.app`.
- **Certificate never issues**: Let's Encrypt can't provision a cert until your CNAME is actually pointing at us. Wait for DNS, then reload the status page settings. If it still doesn't work after a few hours, [contact support](/contact).
- **Apex domain (no subdomain)**: many DNS providers don't allow CNAMEs on apex domains (`yourcompany.com` with no subdomain). Use a subdomain like `status.yourcompany.com`, which is the standard pattern anyway. If your provider supports `ALIAS` or `ANAME` records, those work too.

Full documentation: [Add a custom domain to your Oh Dear status page](/docs/status-pages/add-a-custom-domain-to-your-oh-dear-status-page).

## Status pages through Cloudflare

We also support Cloudflare in front of our status pages, for a detailed guide on that, we'll refer to our [How do I put Cloudflare in front of my status page?](/docs/faq/how-do-i-put-cloudflare-in-front-of-my-status-page) page.