Custom domain
Serve your portal, board, surveys, and changelog from your own subdomain.
By default, your public pages live on a chirpback.io subdomain. With a custom domain you can serve them from a subdomain you own — feedback.yourcompany.com, talk.yourcompany.com, and so on.
What gets mapped
One custom domain covers all your project's public surfaces:
- The public portal (board, surveys, changelog)
- Survey share links —
https://<your-domain>/s/<publicId> - Announcement permalinks
- Changelog feeds
Setup
1. Add the domain in ChirpBack
Project Settings → Custom Domain → enter your domain (e.g. feedback.yourcompany.com).
ChirpBack generates two DNS records you'll need to publish at your DNS provider:
- A TXT record — used to verify domain ownership and issue the certificate
- A CNAME at
<your-domain>pointing to ChirpBack's edge
The dashboard shows the exact Name and Value for each one — copy them as-is. The TXT name comes from the certificate provider and can vary, so don't hard-code it from a guide.
2. Add the DNS records at your provider
In your DNS host (Cloudflare, GoDaddy, Route53, Namecheap, etc.):
- Create the TXT record exactly as shown to verify ownership
- Wait a few minutes for DNS to propagate (some providers are slower than others)
- Create the CNAME record pointing at the edge target shown in ChirpBack
- If your provider is proxied / CDN-aware, you can usually leave proxying on
- For apex (root) domains, use CNAME flattening, ALIAS, or ANAME if your provider supports it
3. Verify
Back in Custom Domain → Verify. ChirpBack checks both records and the certificate. When the certificate is ACTIVE, your domain goes live.
Changing the domain
Click Change domain on the Custom Domain page to swap in a new one. The new one will need to go through the same verify flow.
Troubleshooting
DNS not verifying?
- Wait 5–10 minutes — propagation can take time
- Use
dig CNAME <your-domain>anddig TXT <the-txt-name-shown-in-the-dashboard>to confirm both records are published - Double-check the values match exactly what ChirpBack shows
Still stuck? Email support@chirpback.io with your domain.
Next steps
- Brand — colors, logo, portal tabs
- Feedback boards