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How to connect a domain to Carrd

Built your site with Carrd? Here's exactly how to point a custom domain at it — DNS, apex vs www, and SSL — plus what Domain Agent will soon do for you.

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The short answer

Connecting a custom domain to Carrd requires a Pro Standard plan or higher. When you publish and choose the custom-domain option, Carrd shows an A record (root @ → an IP unique to your site) plus a www CNAME pointing back to your bare domain. Add those at your registrar and Carrd issues SSL automatically once the domain initializes (usually within an hour).

How connecting a domain to Carrd works

Carrd uses one A record on the root (@) pointing to an IP shown in your Carrd dashboard when you set up the domain — copy that value rather than a fixed public one. It also uses a www CNAME pointing back to your bare domain (www → yourdomain.com), which resolves through the A record.

SSL is provisioned automatically once the domain initializes. There's no TXT verification. Custom domains require Pro Standard tier or higher (not the free tier or Pro Lite).

DNS records to set at your registrar

TypeHostValueNotes
A@ (root)Shown in your Carrd dashboardCopy the exact IP Carrd displays for your site — not a universal fixed value.
CNAMEwwwyourdomain.com (your bare domain)Points www back to the apex.

Values verified from Carrd's official docs, as of July 2026. Providers can change these — confirm against Carrd's current dashboard.

Step by step

  1. Have/buy a domain (search and register on JustDomain.ai) and upgrade to Carrd Pro Standard or higher.
  2. In Carrd: Publish → choose the custom-domain option → enter your domain.
  3. Copy the DNS records Carrd shows (root A-record IP + www CNAME).
  4. At your registrar, add the A record (@ → the IP Carrd shows) and the CNAME (www → your bare domain); remove conflicting root A records.
  5. Click 'Publish Changes' in Carrd, then wait for the domain to initialize (up to ~1h). SSL is issued automatically.

Common gotchas

  • The A-record IP is per-site — don't paste an IP from a blog; use the one Carrd displays.
  • A leftover parked-page or old-host A record on the root blocks Carrd — delete conflicting records.
  • On Cloudflare, set records to DNS-only (grey cloud) if the site won't initialize.
  • SSL only activates after initialization — a brief 'not secure' window right after setup is normal.
Questions
Pro Standard or higher — custom domains aren't on the free or Pro Lite tier.

Sources: Carrd — Using a custom domain · Carrd — Setting up SSL

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