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By adding a custom domain to your project, web traffic can be served on your own fancy domain name in addition to the default <project-name>-<nonce>.shuttle.app. You can add a root-level domain (example.com) or a subdomain (thing.example.com). Adding a custom domain to your project follows these steps:
  • Purchase a domain name from a DNS provider,
  • set up a DNS record to make it point to your Shuttle server, and
  • generate an SSL certificate that enables HTTPS traffic to your project.

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1. Set up DNS record

The process for setting up the required DNS rule looks different depending on which type of domain and registrar you have.
If you have your domain name on Cloudflare, the process is quite simple. Go to Websites -> <your domain> -> DNS -> Records -> Add Record, then follow the relevant section below.

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Root domain

Add a CNAME record from @ to your *.shuttle.app subdomain. The Cloudflare proxy can be enabled or disabled, depending on your needs.cloudflare root cnameAdding a CNAME on the root level here is possible due to Cloudflare’s CNAME flattening.You can also add a CNAME for the www subdomain if you also want traffic to www.example.com to arrive to your service.

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Subdomain

Add a CNAME record from your subdomain to your *.shuttle.app subdomain. Disable the Proxy.cloudflare subdomain cnameIn the example above, the subdomain my-subdomain (as in my-subdomain.my-domain.com) is being directed to my-project-0000.shuttle.app.
The process for other providers can vary, but here are the general steps. If you want to add docs for a specific provider, feel free to contribute to this page.

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Root domain

If you are adding a root-level domain, add one or more A records that point to the same IP addresses that are returned when you do a DNS lookup for your default shuttle domain, e.g. example.shuttle.app.On Mac or Linux, we can use the dig tool in the terminal: dig +short A example.shuttle.appOn Windows you can use nslookup in the terminal, or browser based equivalents like this.

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Subdomain

If you are adding a subdomain, add a CNAME record from your subdomain to your *.shuttle.app subdomain.

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2. Set up SSL certificate

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a. via Console

Once the DNS records have propagated, submit the domain name in your project’s domain settings on the Console.

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b. via CLI

Once the DNS records have propagated, add an SSL certificate and start receiving HTTPS traffic by running: 
shuttle certificate add <domain>
After that, you can manage certificates with: 
shuttle certificate list
shuttle certificate delete <domain>