> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.staging.alpic.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Domains

> Connect your MCP server to your domain

Alpic supports custom domains (CNAMEs) for your MCP servers, allowing you to use your own domain name instead of the default Alpic one. This feature enables you to maintain your brand identity and provide a more professional experience for your users.

<Warning>
  Custom domains are available only on the <strong>Pro plan</strong> and above.
</Warning>

## Activating Custom CNAMEs

To activate a custom CNAME for your MCP server environment, follow these steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Settings">
    In your Alpic dashboard, go to your Project **Settings** tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Go to Domains section">
    In the Settings page, navigate to the **Domains** section. You will see the list of domains you have added for your
    project. Click on **Add** to add a new domain.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the domain name you want to use for your environment">
    Enter your custom domain name and select the environment you want to configure. The CNAME records you need to add to your DNS provider will be displayed in the modal.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/alpic-staging/SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH/images/cnames-add-light.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH&q=85&s=6f68e56cf5dd13e5b72cf8cba61bea9d" alt="Add domain name form" data-theme="light" className="block dark:hidden" style={{ maxWidth: '600px' }} width="1022" height="1076" data-path="images/cnames-add-light.png" />

      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/alpic-staging/SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH/images/cnames-add-dark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH&q=85&s=15cb5126c57589ddb88de20a7754ccf2" alt="Add domain name form" data-theme="dark" className="hidden dark:block" style={{ maxWidth: '600px' }} width="1016" height="1080" data-path="images/cnames-add-dark.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure DNS">
    Before validating the new domain name in Alpic, configure your DNS provider to point your domain to the Alpic endpoint
    as shown above.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Validate the domain name addition">
    Once you have added the DNS records required to link the domain name to Alpic, you can validate it by clicking on **Save & Deploy**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

It usually takes a few minutes for Alpic to validate the domain name addition. You can check the custom domain status in the Domains section as shown below.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/alpic-staging/SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH/images/cnames-light.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH&q=85&s=7e7ec0ec6325c95a892d8280fd9164ce" alt="CNAMES configuration in Settings" data-theme="light" className="block dark:hidden" width="2834" height="550" data-path="images/cnames-light.png" />

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/alpic-staging/SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH/images/cnames-dark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=SUgEP0peVh3Vy_OH&q=85&s=34cc813bbf59af6810ab044005a07d8f" alt="CNAMES configuration in Settings" data-theme="dark" className="hidden dark:block" width="2822" height="530" data-path="images/cnames-dark.png" />
</Frame>

<Danger>Currently, we don't support root domains (e.g., example.com) or wildcard domains (e.g., \*.example.com).</Danger>

## Cloudflare users

If your domain is managed by Cloudflare, make sure the CNAME record is set to **DNS only** (gray cloud icon) — not **Proxied** (orange cloud).

When the Cloudflare proxy is enabled, Cloudflare intercepts traffic and replaces your CNAME with its own anycast IPs in public DNS. Alpic's infrastructure (powered by AWS CloudFront) validates the CNAME at registration time, and will fail to verify ownership if the record is proxied.

<Warning>
  Adding a domain will fail with a DNS configuration error if the Cloudflare proxy is enabled on the CNAME record. Keep
  the record set to **DNS only** while saving — you can re-enable the proxy afterwards only if you intend to route
  traffic through Cloudflare rather than directly to Alpic.
</Warning>