Connect your own domain

With Boost, your page can live on a domain you own, like yourname.com or links.yourname.com. Any domain from any registrar works. It stays yours: we never own it.

1. Add your domain

1. In your dashboard, open Address & domain.
2. Under Your own domain, type your domain, like yourname.com or links.yourname.com.
3. Click Add domain.

You’ll see two records to add, and the status Waiting for DNS.

2. Add two records

Go to your domain’s DNS settings: usually where you bought it, or a DNS provider like Cloudflare. Add both records. The dashboard has Copy buttons for every part.

The TXT record proves the domain is yours. Its full name is _nyni-challenge. plus your domain, and its value is nyni-domain-verification= plus a token of your own:

• Type: TXT
• Name: _nyni-challenge.yourname.com
• Value: nyni-domain-verification=<token>

The pointing record sends visitors to your page at pages.nyni.com:

• For a subdomain like links.yourname.com: a CNAME record named links, pointing to pages.nyni.com.
• For a bare domain like yourname.com (also called the root or apex): a CNAME record named @, pointing to pages.nyni.com. Not every DNS provider allows a CNAME there; Cloudflare does. If yours doesn’t, use a subdomain like links.yourname.com instead.

Set the TTL to 3600, or leave it on Auto.

Note: Using Cloudflare for your DNS? Set the CNAME to DNS only (the grey cloud), not Proxied (the orange cloud). A proxied record hides the CNAME, so the check can’t see it.

Tip: Most DNS providers add your domain to the end of a name for you. That’s why the dashboard shows short names like _nyni-challenge or _nyni-challenge.links. Copy them as they are.

3. Check DNS

Click Check DNS. We look up your records for real and show a ✓ or ✗ beside each one, plus what we found.

DNS changes can take a few minutes, sometimes up to a day. Not there yet? Wait a bit and check again.

Once both records are right, we set up HTTPS for your domain. That usually takes a few minutes; the dashboard says when it’s still on its way.

Note: Each check asks the internet’s DNS several questions, so you can check about 10 times a minute. Too many and we’ll ask you to wait a minute.

4. Set it as your address

When both records have a ✓, the status says Verified ♡. Click Set as my address.

That’s it! The status turns Live, and:

• Your page opens at your domain, with HTTPS set up for you.
• Visitors to nyni.com/yourname are sent on to your domain.

Removing it

Click Remove this domain in the same place. Your page goes back to nyni.com/yourname. If you add a domain again later, you’ll get a new token for its TXT record.