[Tutorial] Get your project on a custom domain!

Glitch Tutorials
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There are 2 options that you can do to get your project webpage shown with a custom domain.
I would recommend option 2 if you would like upgraded HTTP connection to have secured https!
You will need 2 thanks on glitch to be able to go through with option 1 so option 2 will have to be the method you use!
Option 1:

  • Go to your project and go to the bottom left “Tools section”
  • Click “Custom Domains”
  • Enter in your url you would like to link.
  • Go to your domain control panel. Go to the DNS configuration.
  • Use @ if the url you used is an apex link (yourwebsite.com) or the subdomain if you used one (www.yourwebsite.com).
  • Have the DNS configuration point to “glitch.edgeapp.net” or else the shw.io link you were provided with on glitch!
  • All done! (Test and see if it works).

Option 2:

  • Go to the website: https://fly.io
  • Create an account (Or login if you already have one).
  • Go to the following page => https://fly.io/sites (Only shows page when logged in**)
  • Click the “New site” option.
  • Select “Hosting service” and glitch “Glitch”
  • Enter the URL of your glitch project.
  • Enter the domain you are using.
  • Go to your dns configuration and set the host pointing to the shw.io link you are given!
  • All done! (Go to the middleware and add https upgrader to use https instead of http)
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What is the shw.io domain, what does it mean, and who registered it?

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When adding a custom domain via Glitch (Tools > Custom Domains) you get issued with a shw.io url via Fly that relates to your specific project. You should copy it for use later as you follow the rest of the instructions.

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If this is for the fly.io method, when adding the website it will come up during the setup with your shw.io link!

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You can also use glitch.edgeapp.net instead of the shw.io link - that CNAME destination should work for any Glitch Custom Domain.

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I dont understand, couldnt anyone assign your project a domain?

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Yup, if you use the fly.io method and use a project url that is not yours, and is not already linked, then you can link that to any domain.

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isnt that a bit of a security concern and if someone links a domain to your project what could you do about it

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@anon43649539 Glitch is a friendly community. Nobody will do that.

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There is no actual security risk, the project owner just might now allow it!

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When I go to fly.io/sites I it shows me a 404 page. I have verified that I am logged in. @Callum-OKane

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This is discussed in detail here:

The specification of fly.io has changed and it cannot be used in the new app.

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this is all I get when I go there image

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Small mistake in your 2nd option, nice tutorial though!

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Make sure you’re logged in via here

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I have verified that I am indeed logged in

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https://fly.io/sites doesn’t work - can it still be used to connect my custom domain ?

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Fastly provides this service now.

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This works !
Used 2nd method : ACME HTTP/CNAME challenge for my BlueHost Domain …

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Then deleted and added new record with Value dualstack.t.sni.global.fastly.net and domain connected
Thanks

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