To make your publication easy to identify you can use a custom domain name with your Ghost(Pro) site.

You can connect any domain or subdomain that you own to your Ghost(Pro) publication by adding a CNAME record to your domain’s DNS records. SSL certificates are automatically provided (and renewed each year).

If you own a Hover domain, the following steps explain how you can implement a custom domain with your Ghost(Pro) publication.

Step 1: Access Domain DNS Settings

Login to your Hover account, and access your domains.

Click "Edit" next to the domain you want to configure, and select "Edit DNS" to access the domains' DNS records.

Step 2: Create a CNAME Record

Next, you need to create a CNAME record within your domain's DNS settings.

From the domain's DNS settings, click the "Add A Record" button and select CNAME as the record type:

Note: The A record will automatically redirect both the http and https root domain to the subdomain you configure.

Root domain configuration
Hover does not support CNAME root domain configurations and using an A record to achieve a root domain is not supported. To setup a root domain configuration, we recommend that you consider using Cloudflare for additional flexibility.

Step 3: Activate the Custom Domain

The final step to complete your custom domain setup is to go back to Ghost.org and activate your custom domain.

• Log into your Ghost.org account at my.ghost.org/signin and setup a custom domain in the "Domain Settings" section.

• Enter the domain into the custom domain field on my.ghost.org, e.g. www.yourdomain.com::

• Activate your custom domain - this can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours due to the length of time your DNS takes to propagate.

• Once activated, you can view your publication by going to the custom domain directly from the browser.

Summary

Great work! 🎉 You successfully configured your Hover domain to point to your Ghost(Pro) publication. Now instead of directing readers to your ghost.io URL, you can use your custom branded domain!