Custom Form Domains

Before you start

• Use a subdomain you own, such as subscribe.yourdomain.com or join.yourdomain.com. Your main website address can't be used.
• You'll need to add two records wherever your domain's DNS is managed (your registrar, Cloudflare, or your web host).
• Publish at least one signup form for the same pen name.

Only the account owner can change Email Domains. Teammates can see the domains your forms use, but they can't add, check or remove them.

Set it up

1. Go to Settings → Email domains and click Add domain.
2. Pick the pen name and enter your subdomain.
3. Add the two records shown on the page:
   • A TXT record that proves the domain is yours.
   • A CNAME record pointing your subdomain to storytelleros-3nvc7.ondigitalocean.app.
   In the Name (or Host) field, most DNS providers only want the first part, like subscribe, and add your domain for you. Typing the full address there often ends up assubscribe.yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com, and verification won't find it.
4. Click Verify. If the records haven't shown up yet, wait a few minutes and try again. We also check on our own every few hours.
5. Choose the form visitors should see under Form visitors see at.

Once verified, we set up a secure (https) connection for your domain. That usually takes 5 to 30 minutes. Click Check status to see where it stands. When it shows Live, your form is at https://subscribe.yourdomain.com.

What else works on your domain

• Any of your published forms, at subscribe.yourdomain.com/f/form-address.
• Your email archives and RSS feeds, at subscribe.yourdomain.com/archive/….
• The links in that pen name's emails: unsubscribe, view in browser, signup confirmation and click tracking all use your domain once it shows as live. The send checks tell you which domain an email's links will use.