Connecting your domain to Webflow
How to point your custom domain name to your Webflow site so visitors reach it at your branded address.
Your Webflow site is built and ready — but to make it accessible at your own domain name (like yourbusiness.com), you need to connect your domain to Webflow. This guide explains the process.
Quick summary
Connecting a domain involves adding your domain in Webflow's project settings, then updating DNS records at your domain registrar. Chykalophia typically handles this for you. If you're doing it yourself, you'll add an A record and a CNAME record pointing to Webflow's servers. Allow up to 48 hours for the change to fully propagate.
What you'll need
Intermediate 15–30 minutes + propagation time- Your domain name (e.g.,
yourbusiness.com) - Access to your domain registrar (where you registered the domain — GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.)
- Your Webflow project open with an active site plan
How domain connection works
Connecting a domain is a two-step process:
- Add the domain in Webflow — tells Webflow to expect traffic from your domain
- Update DNS records at your registrar — tells the internet to send traffic to Webflow
Both steps are needed. One without the other won't work.
Step 1: Add your domain in Webflow
Log in to webflow.com and open your project.
Go to Project Settings → Hosting tab.
Click "Add custom domain."
Type your domain name (e.g., yourbusiness.com) and confirm.
Webflow will show you the DNS records you need to add. These usually include an A record and a CNAME record. Copy these values.
Step 2: Update DNS at your registrar
Log in to your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.).
Find the DNS management section for your domain. This is often called "DNS," "DNS Management," or "Name Servers."
Add the DNS records Webflow provided. These will include:
- An A record pointing to Webflow's IP address (for the root domain, e.g.,
yourbusiness.com) - A CNAME record pointing to
proxy-ssl.webflow.com(for the www subdomain, e.g.,www.yourbusiness.com)
Save the DNS records.
DNS propagation takes time
After updating DNS records, it can take anywhere from a few minutes to 48 hours for the changes to take effect across the internet. This is normal. Don't panic if the site doesn't switch over immediately.
Step 3: Publish to your custom domain
After DNS has propagated (usually a few hours), go back to Webflow and publish your site to the custom domain. See How publishing works in Webflow.
SSL / HTTPS
Webflow automatically provisions a free SSL certificate for your custom domain. This is the "padlock" that appears in the browser bar and means your site is served securely over HTTPS.
This happens automatically — you don't need to do anything. It can take a few hours after DNS propagation for the SSL certificate to be issued.
www vs non-www
We recommend setting up both yourbusiness.com and www.yourbusiness.com in Webflow, and setting one as the primary (usually the non-www version). Webflow will automatically redirect visitors from one to the other.
Common questions
Related guides
- Webflow hosting explained
- Staging vs the live site
- How publishing works in Webflow
- What is DNS?
- Give us access to your domain registrar
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