Custom Domains vs Subdomains

The cluster focuses on debates and suggestions about using custom domains versus subdomains for web services and apps, including support requests, best practices like wildcard subdomains, and alternatives such as redirects or separate DNS providers.

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Sample Comments

badrabbit Sep 25, 2022 View on HN

Perhaps using a custom domain would be best if you might need that.

fiddlerwoaroof Sep 26, 2016 View on HN

I just use a subdomain of a domain I own

sebcioz May 5, 2013 View on HN

What about subdomains? Does it support them?

krashidov Oct 6, 2019 View on HN

Any plans to support custom domains?

joshka Aug 16, 2022 View on HN

I wish they'd open this up to use a subdomain, rather than the main domain.

cma Feb 7, 2024 View on HN

It doesn't work with subdomains?

giancarlostoro Jan 3, 2020 View on HN

Would subdomains not achieve this though?

SuperCuber Jun 7, 2022 View on HN

Looks like they are providing subdomains and sub-subdomains, not domains.

anonfordays Nov 22, 2024 View on HN

Just use subdomains such as *.dev.example.com, *.test.example.com, *.prod.example.com, etc., no?

pas Mar 29, 2021 View on HN

Use a new (sub)domain. Your main domain can then simply redirect to whatever subdomain you wish.