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Status page on your own domain

From the Starter plan, a status page can live on your own domain, such as status.example.com. Use a subdomain: the status page should stay up when your main site doesn't, so keep it off the servers it reports on.

#1. Add the domain

Open the status page in Status pages, enter status.example.com under Your own domain, and save.

#2. Prove it's yours

The page now shows a TXT record. Add it at your DNS provider:

Type	Name	Value
TXT	`_pulsefast.status.example.com`	`pulsefast-verify=…` (copy it from the page)

Some providers want only the part before your domain in Name (_pulsefast.status). Then click Verify domain. DNS changes can take a few minutes to appear.

Verification stops anyone else from claiming your domain. If the domain was used on another Pulsefast status page before, the latest proof wins.

#3. Point it at Pulsefast

Type	Name	Value
CNAME	`status`	`pulsefast.io`

Cloudflare: set the record to DNS only (grey cloud), at least until the certificate is issued.

#4. HTTPS

A certificate is issued automatically on the first visit, which can take a few seconds. Open https://status.example.com to check. Renewals are automatic.

#If it doesn't work

"We couldn't find the TXT record": check the name (some providers add your domain twice), and wait a few minutes. dig TXT _pulsefast.status.example.com shows what the world sees.
The page doesn't load: check the CNAME with dig CNAME status.example.com, and that the domain was verified (the status page's settings say so).
After a downgrade to a plan without custom domains, the page is still served at its pulsefast.io/s/… address, but not on your domain.

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