Every app gets a Ghosty address the moment it deploys. When you want your own — tools.yourcompany.com instead of a getghosty.dev address — you register the domain once, then map as many of its subdomains to apps as you like.

Register your domain

1. In the console, open Domains → Register domain and enter a domain you own (for example yourcompany.com).
2. The console shows the DNS records to add at your domain provider — copy them in exactly as shown.
3. Ghosty verifies the records automatically. The domain shows Connecting while that happens; once verified, secure https is set up for the whole domain without any further work from you.

Verification usually completes within minutes of the DNS records propagating, though some providers take longer.

Finish setup within 3 days

A new registration has a 72-hour setup window. If the records verify in time — even at the last minute — the domain is yours and stays active. If the window ends before the domain is verified, the registration shows Expired in the console: nothing is lost and nobody else has taken it from you, but the original setup instructions stop counting. Click Register again on the expired domain to restart with fresh records.

The window exists so that unverified registrations can't reserve a domain forever — an expired domain becomes claimable by whoever registers it next, so re-register promptly if you still want it.

Map subdomains to apps

Once the domain is active, mapping is instant: pick a subdomain, pick an app, done — no new DNS records, no waiting. reports.yourcompany.com today, crm.yourcompany.com tomorrow, all under the one registration.

When you map the domain itself (yourcompany.com with no subdomain), the console also offers to point www.yourcompany.com at the same app — some visitors type one, some the other, so mapping both is usually what you want. The option is pre-selected; untick it to map the bare domain alone. The www address becomes a normal mapping of its own, so you can remove it (or point it at a different app) later without touching the rest.

While a brand-new address settles, visitors see a friendly "almost ready" page instead of an error; it switches to your app automatically.

If a record shows as missing

The domain's details page checks your DNS records live. A record marked missing means your domain's own DNS answered that no such record exists — it isn't a propagation delay, and waiting won't fix it. Add the record exactly as shown (type, name, and value are all listed with copy buttons) at your domain provider, and the status updates automatically at the next check.

Using Cloudflare? Set the records to DNS only

Cloudflare turns its proxy (the orange cloud) on by default when you add a record. A proxied record answers with Cloudflare's own addresses instead of the record you created, so Ghosty can't verify it — and even after verification, a proxied record stops the address from reaching your app. When you add the records shown in the console, switch each one to DNS only (the grey cloud) — and keep it that way.

The console detects this case: if a record exists but is proxied, the domain's details page says so instead of showing it as unverified, with a reminder of the switch to flip. The same applies to any other DNS provider with a proxy or "protection" toggle on records — turn it off for the records Ghosty asks for.

Good to know

• Your root domain keeps working. Registering with Ghosty only claims the records you add — your website, email, and everything else on the domain stay untouched. If a record you're asked to add would conflict with something already pointing elsewhere, the console warns you before any harm is done.
• Removing is safe. Removing a mapping (or the whole domain) stops those addresses from opening your apps, but the apps stay live at their Ghosty addresses. You can re-register later.
• One owner per domain. A domain can only be registered by one account at a time.