Set up a custom domain

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Custom domains allow you to use Walnut demos with a branded domain.

  • To set up a custom domain, you may need to contact your IT department because this requires access to your DNS settings. We're happy to communicate directly with your team if needed!
  • Custom domains are a paid feature. Please reach out to your CSM for details.
  • Once a CNAME record is in-place, your demos will be served securely, over HTTPS connection. Our systems will provision a valid SSL certificate and the demos will be served securely using TLS 1.2.
  • If DNS records are changed or deleted, Walnut demos will stop working. Please be sure to update if there are changes made. 
  • Check out our demo Set your custom domain.

Enable a custom domain

In this sample workflow, we’ll use:

  • the primary domain of awesom.com and a 
  • custom domain of demos.awesome.com

> To enable a custom domain:

  1. Create a CNAME DNS record for demos.awesome.com (your custom domain) that points to custom-domain.teamwalnut.com
    1. Ensure that custom-domain.teamwalnut.com is written exactly as you see it here.
  2. Submit a ticket using the Submit a request form and a member of our support team will complete the setup.
  3. Once the setup is complete, you can use the domain immediately, using TLS 1.2.
  4. Make a note of your new URL.
    1. Original host name: https://app.teamwalnut.com/demo/?demoId=fbfdf239-315e-4fe5-bed0-61dcd06b8814
    2. New host name: https://your.domain.com/demo/?demoId=fbfdf239-315e-4fe5-bed0-61dcd06b8814

Fix a broken link

It can happen, typically if someone changed the active CNAME record or it does not point to custom-domain.teamwalnut.com

The good news is that you can still access each demo using the default Walnut prefix, even if the custom domain encounters an issue.

> To fix a broken link:

  1. Check your CNAME record.
  2. Contact Customer Support if there are changes.

Changes in DNS records

If DNS records are changed or deleted, Walnut demos will stop working. Please be sure to let us know.


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