Connect a Custom Domain to Your AI Hub
Add your domain under Hub Settings → Advanced → Custom Domain, create the one DNS record OBIE shows you, then select Verify. When the status reads Verified, your hub answers on your own domain instead of its .obie.io subdomain.
You can serve your AI Hub from your own domain — like learn.acme.com or acme.com — instead of the default .obie.io subdomain. The setup is three moves: add the domain in OBIE, create the one DNS record OBIE shows you at your domain registrar, then select Verify. When the status reads Verified, your hub answers on your domain.
Add your domain in OBIE
1. Open your hub and select Hub Settings, then Custom Domain under Advanced.
2. In Domain, enter the apex domain (acme.com) or a subdomain (learn.acme.com) you own. Don't include https:// or a trailing slash.
3. Select Add Domain.
Your domain now appears with a status of Pending verification, and OBIE shows the exact DNS record you need.
Create the DNS record
Sign in wherever your domain's DNS is managed — your registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains) or your DNS provider (Cloudflare, Route 53) — and add the record OBIE displays. Each value has a copy button, so copy rather than retype.
- For an apex domain (acme.com), you'll add an A record with Name @ and the IP address shown.
- For a subdomain (learn.acme.com), you'll add a CNAME record with Name set to the subdomain label (learn) and the target shown.
Some domains also need an extra ownership check. If OBIE shows an Ownership verification required panel, add that TXT record too — enter the host exactly as shown, relative to your DNS zone, since most providers append the domain automatically. Each record is labelled Found in DNS or Not found in DNS so you can see whether your change has landed.
Verify
Once your records are saved, come back to OBIE and select Verify. The status moves through Pending verification to Generating SSL — OBIE is issuing the HTTPS certificate — and then to Verified.
DNS changes can take up to 24 hours to reach everywhere, so a domain that isn't verified in the first few minutes usually just needs more time. Leave the records in place and select Verify again later. A status of Error means the records don't match what OBIE expects — recheck the type, name, and value against the panel.
After it's verified
Once verified, your domain becomes the hub's public address: links OBIE puts in welcome and notification emails, and your hub's offer pages, use it. The .obie.io subdomain keeps working too, so nothing you've already shared breaks.
To go back, select Remove. Your hub becomes reachable only at its subdomain again, and you can re-add the domain later.
Check it
Open your domain in a private browser window. You should land on your hub's sign-in page with your branding and a padlock in the address bar. If you see a registrar parking page instead, DNS hasn't propagated yet.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use my main website domain?
- Yes, but only if nothing else is served there. Pointing an apex domain at OBIE sends the whole domain to your hub, so most creators use a subdomain like learn. or hub. instead.
- How long does verification take?
- Often a few minutes, but DNS can take up to 24 hours to propagate. Add the records, then select Verify again later — you do not need to re-add the domain.
- Do I need to buy an SSL certificate?
- No. OBIE issues and renews HTTPS for your domain automatically — that is the Generating SSL stage.
- Can one domain serve two hubs?
- No. Each hub needs its own domain or subdomain. Use separate subdomains such as coaching.acme.com and course.acme.com if you run more than one hub.
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