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# Custom Domain & Email Branding

Use your own subdomain for Anedot Action Pages, check its status in Settings > Configuration > Domains, and send donor emails from your own email domain.

A **custom domain** lets your Action Pages use your own subdomain, such as `give.yourdomain.org`, instead of the standard Anedot address. A **custom email domain** lets donor emails come from your own domain. Our Support team sets up both, and you can check your custom domains in **Settings > Configuration > Domains**. This article covers how to request a custom domain, review its status, and set up a custom email domain.

## Before You Begin

* To view the Domains page, you need **Account Management: Edit Account Details and Configuration** permissions.
* Have access to your domain's DNS settings, or work with the person who manages them.

## Custom Domain for Action Pages

Anedot gives every account a standard Action Page address, such as `secure.anedot.com/your-url-slug`. You can also connect a subdomain you own, for example `secure.yourdomain.org`, `donate.yourdomain.org`, or `give.yourdomain.org`. A custom domain can help if you run Facebook ads, use conversion tracking, or want an address that matches your organization.

### Request A Custom Domain

To request a custom domain:

1. Go to **Settings > Configuration > Domains**.
2. Under **Request a custom domain**, click **Contact Support**, or email our Support team at <help@anedot.com>, and tell us the full custom domain you want to use, for example `give.yourdomain.org`.
3. After we approve the request, sign in to your DNS provider and add a **CNAME** record:
   * **Name:** your subdomain, for example `give`
   * **Points to:** `domains.anedot.com`
4. If you use Cloudflare, set **Proxy status** to **DNS only** for this record.
5. Save the record.

DNS changes can take up to 48 hours. When the domain is connected, it appears on the Domains page.

### Check A Custom Domain

The Domains page lists each custom domain connected to your account:

* **Domain:** the custom domain.
* **CNAME target:** where the domain's CNAME record should point.
* **Status:** **enabled** when the domain is active, or **disabled** when it isn't.

To add, change, or remove a custom domain, contact our Support team.

{% hint style="info" %}
For Facebook domain verification, verify your root domain, not the subdomain. For `secure.example.org`, verify `example.org`. See [Facebook's domain verification guide](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/486887258499153).
{% endhint %}

## Custom Email Domain

With a custom email domain, emails such as donor receipts and abandoned action reminders are sent from your own domain, for example `friends@cityfoodbank.org`, instead of an `@anedot.com` address. Custom email domains are available on request. Contact our Support team at <help@anedot.com> to get started.

### Set Up a Custom Email Domain

To set up a custom email domain:

1. Go to your DNS provider and add a **CNAME** record:
   * **Name:** `anedot._domainkey.yourdomain.org`
   * **Points to:** `customer-email-dkim.anedot.com`
2. Update your **SPF** record to include `include:customer-email-spf.anedot.com`. If Anedot is the only service sending email from the domain, the record looks like `v=spf1 include:customer-email-spf.anedot.com ~all`.
3. Contact our Support team to finish setup on our side.

{% hint style="warning" %}
A domain can have only one SPF record. If you already have one, add the Anedot include to it instead of creating a second record.
{% endhint %}

## Related Articles

* [Configuration](/settings/configuration.md)
* [Brand Elements](/settings/configuration/brand-elements.md)
* [Share an Action Page](/action-pages/action-page-basics/share-an-action-page.md)
* [Tracking Codes for Action Pages](/action-pages/advanced-features/tracking-codes-for-action-pages.md)


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