Set a custom domain for your status page

Custom domains are available on Premium and Enterprise tiers.

Prerequisites

• A status page must already exist. See the status page documentation if you need to create one.
• You must control DNS for the domain you want to use.
• Your domain registrar or DNS provider must support CNAME records.

Steps

1. Enter the domain in HOWLOPS

1. Go to Status pages and open the page you want to configure.
2. Click Settings > Custom domain.
3. Enter the full domain, for example status.example.com.
4. Click Save.

HOWLOPS displays the CNAME target you need to add. Copy it.

2. Add a CNAME record at your DNS provider

Create a CNAME record at your DNS provider:

Field	Value
Type	CNAME
Name / Host	status (or the subdomain you chose)
Value / Target	The CNAME target shown in HOWLOPS
TTL	3600 (or your provider's default)

3. Wait for TLS provisioning

HOWLOPS automatically provisions a TLS certificate via Let's Encrypt once it detects that your CNAME record is resolving correctly. Certificate provisioning usually completes within a few minutes of DNS propagation.

The status page shows a Domain verified badge when the certificate is active.

4. Test

Navigate to your custom domain in a browser. You should see your status page with a valid TLS certificate.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Likely cause
"Domain not yet verified" after 30+ minutes	DNS has not propagated yet or CNAME points to the wrong value. Double-check the target.
Certificate error in browser	TLS provisioning is still in progress. Wait a few minutes and retry.
ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED	CNAME record not saved correctly. Verify the record with dig status.example.com CNAME.

Remove a custom domain

1. Go to the status page Settings > Custom domain.
2. Click Remove domain and confirm.

The status page reverts to the default URL immediately.

See also

• Troubleshooting: Missing notifications
• Reference: Tier limits