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title: "Setting up a Custom Domain for Your Members Portal"
slug: "setting-up-domain-for-your-members-portal"
updated: 2023-05-31T16:41:18Z
published: 2023-05-31T16:41:18Z
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# Setting up a Custom Domain for Your Members Portal

## 

## Domain Setup Process

Setting up your own domain in Nexudus is a four-step process:

**1. Setting up an SSL Proxy for Your Domain in CloudFlare**

**2. Changing the Nameservers in Your Domain's DNS**

**3. Configuring the SSL Proxy Settings in CloudFlare**

**4. Adding Your Domain in Nexudus**

          Your new domain setup will typically be fully live within 2 to 3 days.

          

### Step 1. Setting up an SSL Proxy for Your Domain in CloudFlare

1. Log in to your CloudFlare account.
2. Click **Add Site** in the top right corner of the page.
3. Add your domain and click **Add Site**.

*Cloudflare will automatically detect DNS records for your domain. You now need to add two CNAME records to your DNS.*

1. Click **Add record**.
2. Select **CNAME** in the Type drop-down list.
3. Add **www** in the *Name* field
4. Add **spaces.nexudus.com** in the*Target* field.
5. Click the **Save** button.

Repeat the same process or the **second CNAME record**.

1. Click **Add record**.
2. Select **CNAME** in the *Type* drop-down list.
3. Add **@** in the *Name* field
4. Add **spaces.nexudus.com** in the*Target* field.
5. Click the **Save** button.

Once you've added both CNAME records, your DNS records should look similar to the one shown below, with your own domain instead of *nexudustudio.com* appearing in the **Name** column. ![cloudflarestep7](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/cloudflarestep7.png)

          Planning on using subdomains for your other locations?

          

Just add another CNAME record for each subdomain. *For example, if your subdomain is members.yourdomain.com, add a CNAME record with **members** in the Name field and spaces.nexudus.com in the Content field.‌*

Click **Continue**.

*You should be redirected to a new page to move to the next step: changing your nameservers.*

### Step 2. Changing the Nameservers in Your Domain's DNS

Cloudflare will provide all the instructions you need to change your nameservers based on your domain host.

The main three steps are:

1. *Logging in to your domain host's account.*
2. *Locate the nameservers on your domain host platform.*
3. *Replace the default nameservers with the ones provided by CloudFlare.*

Once you've replaced the namerservers, click **Done, check nameservers** in CloudFlare. You'll be redirected to the *Quick Start Guide* page to configure your SSL proxy.

### Step 3. Configuring the SSL Proxy Settings in CloudFlare

You now need to make sure your SSL proxy settings are correct in CloudFlare.

1. Log in to your CloudFlare account if you aren't already logged in.
2. Select your site.
3. Click the **SSL/TLS** icon at the top of the page.
4. Make sure the **SSL/TLS Encryption** is set to **Full**.

![SSLsettingsFullEncryption.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/SSLsettingsFullEncryption.png)

1. Click the **Edge Certificate** tab.
2. Make sure the **Always Use HTTPS** rule is active.

![SSLsettingsAlwaysHTTPS.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/SSLsettingsAlwaysHTTPS.png)

1. Scroll down the page and make sure the **Automatic HTTPS Rewrites** rule is also active.

![SSLsettingsAutomaticHTTPSRewrites.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/SSLsettingsAutomaticHTTPSRewrites.png)

1. Click on the **Rules** icon and then click **Create Page Rule**.

![pagerule.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/pagerule.png)

1. Define the page rule as shown below, replacing **example.com** with your own domain.

**Initial URL** http://www.example.com

**Page Settings** *Forwarding URL* *301 Permanent Redirect* https://www.example.com/*

![redirectionrule.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4f9a66c7-3dbb-4052-97d8-5439302e1512/Images/Documentation/redirectionrule.png)

1. Click **Save and Deploy**.

You've successfully configured your SSL proxy and can move to the last step of the setup process.

### Step 4. Adding Your Domain in Nexudus

The last step of the process is to create a record for your domain on the Admin Panel.

1. Log in to [dashboard.nexudus.com](https://dashboard.nexudus.com/) if you aren't already.
2. Click [**Settings > Website > Domain**](https://dashboard.nexudus.com/settings/2/0/6).
3. Click **Add domain**.
4. Add your domain in the **Domain** field.
5. Enable the **This domain is active** toggle.
6. Click the **Save Changes** button.

Once you've created your record in Nexudus, your domain is fully set up.

          We recommend you test your domain setup the following day.

          

Simply type the new web address in any browser and see if the Members Portal home page loads. You'll know the SSL proxy is working properly if you can see a lock icon before the URL.

          Already integrated reCAPTCHA for your Members Portal?

          

[Update the integration](/v3/docs/updating-recaptcha) to avoid reCAPTCHA error messages on your Members Portal forms.

          Your setup can take *up to 72 hours* to be fully live.

          

If your domain doesn't replace the Members Portal default web address within three days, [contact support](https://help.nexudus.com/docs/contacting-support) to check your setup.