- A Premium Account from Strikingly
- A custom domain from Google Domain
This guide walks you through the process of hooking up your www and root domain to your Strikingly site. You can send this tutorial to your registrar if you need help. Or if you'd like us to connect your domain for you, send us the information here!
Step 1: Connect to Your Custom Domain on Strikingly
1. Go to your Strikingly site editor, click "SETTINGS > Domains".
2. Put your custom domain in the "Custom Domain/Subdomain" box, such as "www.yourdomain.com" (without https:// or http:// or /).
3. Click "UPDATE".
Note:
- Type your domain in lowercase to avoid the "Page not found" error when accessing your site.
- Choose your registrar after you click "UPDATE" and continue the setup from your registrar.
Step 2: Find Google Domain's DNS settings
1. Sign in to your Google account.
2. Click the domain you want to update.
3. Open the menu 
Step 3: Add a CNAME record on Google Domain
1. Scroll to the "Custom resource records" section.
2. In the first field, enter www
3. In the dropdown menu, select CNAME
4. In the "TTL" field, enter 1H
5. In the "Data" field, enter www domain + .s.strikinglydns.com
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www domain in the value field "www domain + .s.strikinglydns.com" should be your domain name. Here are some examples of how the value should be:
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6. Click "Add".
Tip: If you can't add a www CNAME record, look for existing CNAME and A records for www and delete them (only for www).
Step 4: Add an A record on Google Domain
1. Still on the "Custom resource records" section.
2. In the first field, enter @
3. In the dropdown menu, select A
4. In the "TTL" field, enter 1H
5. In the "Data" field, enter 54.183.102.22
6. Click "Add".
Step 5: Wait for the Records to Take Effect
Now that you've set up the domain records. Please allow a few up to 48 hours for the changes in the domain records to take effect globally. Once it's done, HTTPS/SSL will be automatically activated within 24 hours. Be sure to clear your browser cache before you check to see if the domain is working.
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If your site doesn't go online after 48 hours, contact us at support@strikingly.com or chat with us and include a screenshot of your domain settings so we can help!