---
title: "Domain Setup"
description: "Put your AI layer on your own subdomain."
section: "Get started"
canonical: "https://geordy.ai/docs/custom-domain"
---
# Domain Setup

Put your AI layer on your own subdomain.

Connecting your own subdomain lets Geordy host your structured files under your brand - for example, ai.yourdomain.com/llms.txt.

## Why use your own subdomain

- Files become part of your domain authority
- Better trust signals for AI systems
- Cleaner URLs for your audience

You can skip this and use Geordy's URL directly (files.geordy.ai/yourdomain.com), but your own subdomain is recommended.

## How to connect

### 1. Pick a subdomain

Choose something clear: ai, geordy, or data.

### 2. Add one DNS record

**A record**
```dns
Type:  A
Host:  ai (or your choice)
Value: 178.156.151.211
```

No wildcard, no CNAME, no TXT needed. Just one A record.

> Cloudflare: make sure the proxy (orange cloud) is OFF for this record. DNS-only mode.

### 3. Wait for propagation

DNS changes typically take 5-30 minutes. Sometimes up to an hour.

### 4. Verify it works

Open ai.yourdomain.com/llms.txt in your browser. If your file loads, you're connected.

## DNS provider guides

- Cloudflare
- GoDaddy
- Google Domains
- Namecheap
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Source: https://geordy.ai/docs/custom-domain
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