Improve CNAME instructions in the "Use a custom domain" doc
m1foley opened this issue · 0 comments
I found an issue with this document.
Title: Use a custom domain
Location: https://fly.io/docs/networking/custom-domain/#set-a-cname-record
Source: https://github.com/superfly/docs/blob/main/networking/custom-domain.html.markerb
Describe the issue
Following the Getting Started guide for Elixir was a great experience. After fly deploy
and testing on the subsequent fly.dev
domain, it was time to migrate my custom domain name. This was the first time I struggled: I use NameCheap (one of the most popular registrars) and it asks for "Host" and "Value" fields separately. The Fly instructions didn't make it clear that I needed to enter @
as the "Host", and the fly.dev
domain as the "Value". The instructions assumed I knew what I was doing with DNS, but I rarely deal with DNS so I needed more clear instructions.
My suggestions:
- Be explicit about what the "Host" and "Value" fields should be.
- Include screenshots from various registrars.
Addtional info
The CNAME example in the Fly doc:
CNAME @ exemplum.fly.dev