Use a custom domain

Serve your Pro Weather site from a domain you own, like weather.yourclub.org: add an A record and a TXT record, and HTTPS is issued and renewed for you. A Pro feature.

Every site has a free yourname.pro-weather.com address. On Pro you can also serve it from a domain you own, like weather.yourclub.org. Custom domains are not part of the trial.

Add your domain

Open your site and go to Sharing → Domains.
Enter the domain, such as weather.example.com, and choose Add.
Add the two DNS records it shows at your DNS provider (usually the registrar you bought the domain from).

Every domain uses one A record pointing at the IP address shown in the dashboard, and one TXT record that proves the domain is yours. Copy the values from the dashboard. For the A record, only the name changes:

Domain	Record name
A subdomain, like `weather.yourclub.org`	`weather`
A root domain, like `yourclub.org` or `yourclub.co.uk`	`@`, plus a second A record on `www`

Enter only the name (weather, www or @), not the full domain. Most DNS editors add the domain for you, so weather.yourclub.org would become weather.yourclub.org.yourclub.org. Leave TTL at its default.

The TXT record is named _proweather (or _proweather.weather for weather.yourclub.org) and its value starts with proweather-verify=. It is unique to your site, so nobody else can claim your domain. Leave it in place once the domain is live.

Using Cloudflare?

Set the record to DNS only (grey cloud). With the proxy on, your domain resolves to Cloudflare instead of us, so it never verifies and no certificate can be issued.

Root domains and `www`

A root domain also covers its www version (and the other way round), once the second A record on www is in place: www.yourclub.org gets its own certificate and redirects to yourclub.org. A subdomain like weather.yourclub.org needs no second record.

Verify

The Domains page checks your DNS each time you open it. Choose Check again to check straight away. Each domain shows a status:

Status	Meaning
Live	The domain points at Pro Weather and is served over HTTPS.
Awaiting verification	The A record or the TXT record is missing, wrong, or has not propagated yet.
Conflicting DNS record	The A record is right, but an old AAAA record points elsewhere. Delete the record the dashboard shows.

DNS changes usually show up within minutes, but can take up to 48 hours.

Troubleshooting

Status stays on "Awaiting verification"

Value: the IP must match the dashboard exactly.
Name: weather.example.com needs the record on weather, example.com on @.
Type: it must be an A record. A CNAME to somewhere else will not verify.
TXT record: it must be on _proweather (_proweather.weather for a subdomain), with the value copied exactly from the dashboard.
Cloudflare: switch the record to DNS only (grey cloud).
Propagation: check your record on whatsmydns.net or dns.google, then choose Check again.

"That domain is already in use"

Another site has claimed the domain but never proved it. Add the TXT record named in the message at your DNS provider, then add the domain again: the unproven claim is released to you.

`www` shows a warning or doesn't load

The www record is missing. Add an A record on www with the same IP (the dashboard lists it under your domain), then give the certificate a few minutes.

Still stuck? Email hello@pro-weather.com with your domain and a screenshot of your DNS records.