How to setup a Custom Domain for your Jolly site

How to setup a Custom Domain for your Jolly site

To start, your Jolly site will live on the www.jollyhq.com domain

After you sign up and create your Jolly site, it will be live on a domain that looks like this: www.jollyhq.com/f/yourfirstname-yourlastname

You can customize that domain in the Settings section of your Jolly account, and Jolly will let you know if your preferred domain is still available. So, for example, you may want to shorten it to something like this: www.jollyhq.com/f/yourfirstname

But, a lot of you prefer to put your Jolly site on your own custom website domain (also known as a URL); so, we built a feature that enables you to do exactly that.

What's a Custom Domain?

A custom domain is a unique branded name that identifies a website, like this: www.yourprofessionaldomain.com

Using a custom domain can make your Jolly site appear even more professional. And, using a domain that's clearly connected to your business can encourage customers who trust your brand to click the link.

Here's a step-by-step guide to set up custom domain for your Jolly site.

Buy a Domain

Before you can use our Custom Domain feature, you must first purchase a domain name. We recommend buying your domain from GoDaddy or Amazon (AWS).

Next, scroll down until you find the guide for the service you used to purchase your domain:

GoDaddy

  1. Login to Go Daddy account
  2. Purchase your domain ( eg: abc.com)
  3. Go to Domain page https://dcc.godaddy.com/domains?ci=
  4. Click on your domain name
  5. Click on ‘Manage’ link
  6. Look for any A records indicating the domain is “parked.” Delete them.
  7. Look for any CNAME records that have a “Host” or “Name” field that is the same subdomain as the one you chose above. Delete them.
  8. Create a CNAME record. In the “Host” or “Name” field, enter the subdomain you chose above. In the “Points To” or “Value” field, enter “cname.jollyhq.com”. Set the TTL to 1 hour.
  9. For www subdomains, navigate to the forwarding section of your DNS Management settings. Create a 301 Permanent Redirect Forward To rule, that redirects traffic to the www version of your website.
  10. Click Add link > select CNAME from list
  11. Host name: Enter any value you wish for your custom domain ( eg. www )
  12. Points to: Enter cname.jollyhq.com
  13. Save
  14. Login to your Jolly user account
  15. Go to Settings
  16. Select Custom Domain
  17. Enter the same domain name as you entered in Go Daddy account above and save it ( eg. www.abc.com)
  18. Wait for few minutes and open the new domain
  19. It should redirect you to the custom domain pointing to new domain address now( eg. www.abc.com)

Amazon (AWS, Route53)

Below are the steps required to set up a custom domain from Jolly to Route53-AWS platform

  1. Purchase any Domain
  2. Login to Route53-AWS Tool: https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/
  3. Go to Hosted Zones: https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/v2/hostedzones#
  4. Select any Hosted Zone from the list
  1. Click on ‘Create Record’ button
  1. Enter any Record name that you wish to create domain
  1. From Record type- Select CNAME from the drop down list
  2. In Value field- Enter cname.jollyhq.com
  3. Click ‘Create records’ button
  4. Login to your Jolly user account
  5. Go to Settings
  6. Select Custom Domain
  1. Enter the same domain name as you entered in Record name in Route53 above and save it
  2. Wait for few minutes and open the new domain
  3. It should redirect you to the custom domain pointing to new domain address now

Need Help?

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