Use a custom domain

Every site comes with a free yourname.pro-weather.com address. On the Pro plan you can also serve your site from a domain you own, like weather.yourclub.org, with HTTPS handled for you automatically.

A Pro feature

Custom domains are available on the Pro plan. Your free subdomain works on every plan, including the trial.

Don't have a domain yet?

You can register one with any domain registrar. We're not affiliated with them, but Cloudflare Registrar is a popular choice: it sells domains at cost (no markup) and has easy-to-use tools for managing your DNS records.

Add your domain

In the dashboard, open your site and go to Domains.
Enter the domain (or subdomain) you want to use, such as weather.example.com, and choose Add domain.
Pro Weather shows you the exact DNS record(s) to add at your domain registrar, the company you bought the domain from.

Add the DNS record

The dashboard shows the precise values to use, so always copy them from there. Every Pro Weather domain uses a single A record pointing at our server's IP address. The only thing that changes is the name of the record:

A subdomain like weather.yourclub.org uses an A record on the weather host.
A root domain like yourclub.org uses an A record on the @ host, plus a second A record on www so the www version is secured too (see below).

Enter the name, not the full domain

Most DNS editors want just the label - weather or www or @ - and add your domain to it for you. Entering the whole weather.yourclub.org usually gets rejected or creates weather.yourclub.org.yourclub.org.

Pro Weather secures the `www` version too

When you connect a root domain like yourclub.org, Pro Weather automatically covers www.yourclub.org as well (and the other way around), so visitors reach your site over HTTPS whether or not they type www.

To turn this on, add the second record the dashboard lists for your domain - an A record on the www host, with the same IP address - alongside the A record on @. www.yourclub.org then gets its own certificate and redirects to yourclub.org automatically. (If you added the www version as your main address instead, it's reversed - the root redirects to www.)

This pairing is for a root domain and its www only. A deeper subdomain like weather.yourclub.org is served on its own, with no extra record to add.

Using Cloudflare?

Set the record to DNS only (grey cloud, proxy off) so verification and SSL can complete.

Verify

After you've added the record, choose Check again in the Domains page. Each domain shows its status:

Live: your domain resolves to Pro Weather and your site is being served over HTTPS.
Awaiting verification: the domain doesn't resolve to our IP address yet. The A record hasn't been added, has the wrong value or name, or hasn't propagated. Pointing the name at us is the verification, so this is the only thing left to do.

Once a domain is Live, your site is reachable there with HTTPS issued and renewed automatically.

DNS can take time

DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to 48 hours to propagate worldwide. If verification doesn't pass right away, wait an hour and choose Check again.

Troubleshooting

Status stays on "Awaiting verification"

Your domain isn't resolving to Pro Weather's IP address yet:

Check the value: the A record's IP must match exactly what the dashboard shows. A stray space or typo will break it.
Check the name: a subdomain like weather.example.com needs the A record on weather, not @ or www. A root domain like example.com needs it on @.
Check the type: it must be an A record. A CNAME pointing somewhere else will not verify.
Wait and retry: DNS changes are cached by internet providers. Use a tool like whatsmydns.net to check if your record has propagated globally, then choose Check again.
Cloudflare users: set the record to DNS only (grey cloud). The orange proxy (cloud) can interfere with verification and SSL issuance.

`www` shows a warning or doesn't load

Your root domain works, but www.yourdomain.com shows an "unsecure connection" or won't open. The www record isn't in place yet: add an A record on the www host with the same IP address (the dashboard lists it under your domain), then wait a few minutes for the certificate to issue.

Cloudflare proxying (orange cloud)

If you use Cloudflare as your DNS provider, make sure the record shows the grey cloud (DNS only). When the orange cloud (proxy) is enabled, your domain resolves to Cloudflare's IP addresses instead of ours, so verification never passes and the certificate can't be issued. Your domain will stay on a non-Live status indefinitely.

I still can't get it working

Email hello@pro-weather.com and include your domain name and a screenshot of the DNS record you added. We'll help troubleshoot.

Handy resources

whatsmydns.net: check if your DNS record has propagated worldwide.
dns.google: query your domain's A record to verify the exact value it resolves to.
Let's Debug: run a diagnostic on a domain for common SSL/DNS misconfigurations.
Your registrar's help center: each registrar has a slightly different DNS editor. Search for "how to add an A record" at your registrar's docs.