Adding a Domain to Your Website

A domain is a user-friendly way of referring to the address to access a website on the internet (like vercel.com) 1. Adding a custom domain to your Vercel project enhances your brand presence and optimizes SEO 2.

Options for Adding a Domain

On Vercel, you have two main options:

1. Buy a new domain directly through Vercel
2. Use an existing domain that you already own 2

Your domain can be in any of these formats:

• yourdomain.com (apex domain)
• blog.yourdomain.com (subdomain)
• *.yourdomain.com (wildcard domain) 2

How Domains Work with Vercel

When you deploy a project on Vercel, your site lives on Vercel's web servers (at IP address 76.76.21.21). To connect your domain to your Vercel project, you'll need to configure DNS settings that tell the authoritative server where your site lives 1.

Adding Your Domain

To add a domain to your Vercel project:

1. Go to your Vercel dashboard
2. Select your project
3. Navigate to the "Domains" tab
4. Click "Add" or "Add Domain"

5. Follow the guided steps to either:

   • Purchase a new domain through Vercel
   • Configure an existing domain you already own

Vercel will guide you through the exact DNS settings needed for your domain 1.

Would you like more specific instructions for either buying a new domain or configuring an existing one?