Custom domains with firewall in Australia
Put your app on an address like app.yourcompany.com with one DNS record. Roar AI sets up HTTPS and a firewall that blocks malicious traffic. Your app runs in Sydney.
How to connect a custom domain
Add one DNS record where you bought your domain. You only do it once.
Add your address
Type the address you want for your app in the console.
Add one record
Roar AI shows you a single record to add where you bought your domain. If you are not sure where it goes, ask your AI assistant.
Wait for it to go live
Once the record takes effect, Roar AI turns on the secure connection and your app answers at your address.
HTTPS, firewall and monitoring included
Roar AI issues and renews the certificate, puts a firewall in front of your app and keeps checking your domain for as long as your app runs.
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Traffic to your domain passes through a firewall that blocks malicious requests before they reach your app.
Automatic HTTPS
The secure connection is set up when your record is in place, and renewed automatically.
Domain monitoring
Roar AI keeps checking your address, and the console shows when it has stopped answering.
One main address
Choose where people should land, and the free Roar AI address sends them there.
With or without www
Choose yourcompany.com or www.yourcompany.com, and the other sends people to it.
A free Roar AI address
Every app can have a free Roar AI address that works at once, while your own is being set up.
Questions about custom domains
Can I use a .au domain?
Yes. Any domain works, including .au and .com.au, as long as you can add a CNAME record where it is registered.
Which DNS record do I need?
One CNAME record, pointing at your app’s Roar AI address. Roar AI does not hand out IP addresses, so there is no A record to add, and no TXT record or verification file either.
Can I use my main domain, without anything in front?
Yes. Adding yourcompany.com also adds www. It needs a DNS provider that supports CNAME flattening; if yours does not, the console suggests using www and forwarding the main domain from where you bought it.
How long until my address works?
It goes live once your record takes effect, which depends on your DNS provider. Roar AI then sets up the secure connection on its own.
Do I need to renew the certificate?
No. Roar AI renews certificates for your domains automatically.
Can an app have more than one address?
Yes. Add the addresses you need and choose the main one. The others keep working as they are, so a staging address is not redirected.
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Learn moreConnect your custom domain
Create a free account, deploy your app to Sydney, then add your domain.