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Put your AI-built app on your own domain, with SSL handled for you
White Ghost apps get a default URL on day one and move to your own domain when you are ready. Apex and wildcard domains, SSL issued and renewed automatically.
An AI-built app stops feeling like an experiment the day it lives on your own domain. On White Ghost that is a mapping, not a project: the app is already live on its default URL from the first deploy, and the Domains section of the console moves it to a domain you own, with the SSL certificate issued and renewed automatically.
How it works
- Add your domain in the Domains section of the White Ghost console.
- Create the DNS records the console shows you at your DNS provider. No guessing: the exact records are listed.
- Map the domain to the app you choose. Apex domains (yourbrand.com) and wildcard domains are both supported.
- That is the whole list. The SSL certificate is issued for you and renews itself; there is no certificate file to manage and no expiry date to remember.
Why this matters for AI-built apps in particular
The common story: someone builds a genuinely useful tool with Claude Code or Codex, and it lives at a shared link that looks like a prototype. The address shapes how people treat it. A real domain (reports.yourbrand.com, or the brand's apex itself) is what turns "look at this thing I made" into software people bookmark and rely on.
A real example: this pattern is how apps on White Ghost run in production today, serving a custom apex domain alongside their default platform URL, with the certificate handled entirely by the platform.
What you do not have to do
No certificate purchase, no certificate upload, no renewal calendar, no load balancer configuration. You bring the domain and create two things: the DNS records and the mapping. The platform does the rest, and the app keeps deploying exactly as before: every push to the repository builds and goes live.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to buy or configure an SSL certificate?
No. When you map a domain to a White Ghost app, the SSL certificate is issued and renewed automatically. There is nothing to upload and nothing to remember to rotate.
What DNS records do I need to create?
The Domains section of the console shows you the exact records to add at your DNS provider. Once they resolve, the domain maps to the app you choose.
Can I use a root domain, or only subdomains?
Both. White Ghost supports apex domains (yourbrand.com) and wildcard domains, so an app can live at the root of your brand or across subdomains.
What URL does my app have before I add a domain?
Every app is live on its own default White Ghost URL from the first deploy. A custom domain is a mapping you add on top when the app deserves its own address.