Custom Domain

All users

Updated Sep 2025

Using a custom domain gives your website a more professional look and strengthens your brand identity. Oniva.io, you can easily connect your own domain instead of using our default subdomain.

Custom Domain

The Custom Domain feature is only available to Oniva.io paid users.

What is a custom domain?

A custom domain is your unique web address, like www.website.com or www.blog.website.com, that makes your site easier to remember, strengthens your brand, and gives it a professional look.

How to find Custom Domain

You can access Custom Domain n Oniva.io in three ways:

The first two ways to access SEO settings are available inside the editor:

1 - From the editor header: While editing a page, click the Settings icon in the header, between the editing mode button and the preview button.

2- From the Pages panel: Click the Pages pannel from the left siderbar and then the Settings button.

Oniva.io website pages manager showing main page and terms of service with editing and website configuration options.

The third way is from your home page, where all your projects are listed. Find the website you want to edit its SEO settings and click the Settings button.

Oniva.io dashboard displaying recent websites with options to edit, manage, and publish no-code projects.

When you click the button, locate the Custom Domain option in the left sidebar menu.

Connecting your domain

Before setting up your custom domain, check that you already own the domain and have access to manage its DNS settings. This will make the configuration process much smoother and faster.

1 - Add your domain:

Enter the domain you want to connect. You can use a root domain like website.com or a subdomain like blog.website.com, depending on how you want your site to appear. Then, click Add domain.

Oniva.io website builder custom domain configuration screen with input field to add a domain name.

2 - Update DNS Records:

To link your domain with Oniva.io , you’ll need to update the DNS settings with your domain provider (such as GoDaddy, Namecheap, or Google Domains).

Oniva.io website builder showing DNS setup instructions for connecting a custom domain with A records.

Here, we’ve selected some DNS settings documentation from popular domain providers to help you configure your custom domain more easily.

Domain Provider

DNS Settings Documentation

GoDaddy

Namecheap

Google Domains

Cloudflare

Bluehost

HostGator

3 - Verify your domain

After updating the DNS records, return to Oniva.io and click Verify. Wait until the DNS records are verified — this can take from a few seconds to a few hours due to the time your DNS takes to propagate.

Oniva.io website builder custom domain setup screen with DNS instructions and a Verify Domain button to connect your site.

When your domain is successfully verified, Oniva.io will automatically issue an SSL certificate for your website, ensuring a secure connection.

If everything is set up correctly, the Custom Domain screen for your domain will show a successful verification status.

Oniva.io website builder showing successful custom domain verification with DNS and SSL status.

If there’s an issue, it will display an error status so you can troubleshoot.

Oniva.io website builder domain verification failed message with DNS propagation instructions.

Removing your domain

1 - Go to Custom Domain:

Open Website Settings and go to  Custom Domain of the website you want to remove the custom domain.

2- Click Reset Domain Settings

Locate and click the Reset Domain Settings button.

Oniva.io website builder custom domain settings with option to reset and manage verified domain.

3- Delete DNS Records

Log in to your domain provider’s DNS settings panel (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare).

Locate the DNS records you previously added.

Delete those records to fully reset your domain connection.

Note: Resetting your domain does not delete your website; it only clears the custom domain settings so you can reconfigure it.