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July 4, 2026
How to Connect Your Custom Domain with Forless
🌐 How to Connect Your Custom Domain with Forless
Connect your custom domain in just a few simple steps and get your website live in minutes.
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✅ Step 1 — Enter Your Domain
Enter your custom domain (for example, yourdomain.com), then click Connect Domain.
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🚀 Step 2 — Start the Setup
Click Let’s Get Started.
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📋 Step 3 — Copy Your DNS Records
Copy the DNS records provided by Forless.
We’ll add them to your domain provider in the next step.
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🌍 Step 4 — Open Your Domain Provider
We’ll use Namecheap in this guide, but the same steps apply to most domain providers, including GoDaddy, Cloudflare, Hostinger, Porkbun, Squarespace Domains, and many others.
Choose the domain you want to connect.
Click Manage, then Advanced DNS.
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📝 Step 5 — Add Your DNS Records
Click Add New Record.
Most domain providers follow a similar process.
Record 1
Type: A
Host / Name: @
Value / Points To: 76.76.21.21
TTL: Automatic
Save the record.
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Record 2
Type: CNAME
Host / Name: www
Value / Points To: cname.forless.ai
TTL: Automatic
Save the record.
When you’re done, return to Forless and click I’ve added the records.
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🔄 Step 6 — Verify Your Domain
We’ll verify your DNS records and connect your domain automatically.
This usually takes just a few seconds.
If your domain isn’t verified yet, wait a minute, then click Check Again.
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⏳ Step 7 — Check the Connection Status
You can check the connection status anytime from your dashboard.
After your domain is verified, the connection usually completes within a few minutes to an hour. In some cases, it can take up to 24 hours.
📧 You’ll receive an email as soon as your domain is connected.
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🎉 Your Website Is Live
That’s it.
Your website is now live on your custom domain.
Welcome to Forless. Wishing you every success online.
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💙 Need Help?
The Forless support team is always here to help.
📧 support@forless.ai
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