Custom Domain URL Shortener Setup: Branded Short Domain in 2 Minutes
Watch the full setup — connect a domain you already own, add one CNAME record (or use one-click Cloudflare setup), and every new link you create goes on your domain automatically. Free to attach.
Transcript
The full spoken transcript, split by chapter.
- 0:00Why your own domain wins
- Short links should live on your own domain — go.yourdomain.com — not on a shared one such as linkly.link. People click links that look like they came from you.
- 0:10Free to attach — what you need
- In Linkly, attaching a domain you already own is free. You'll just need access to its DNS control panel, which is usually wherever you bought the domain. No domain yet? You can register one through Linkly, too.
- 0:25Connect a domain you own
- First stop: Domains, in the left sidebar. Then connect a domain you already own — type it in, and Linkly takes you through the rest. I'm using go.wikijob.co.uk.
- 0:37Use a subdomain (go.)
- Quick tip before we hit next: if the domain is already your website, don't move it. Use a subdomain — go.yourdomain.com. Your site stays untouched, and your links get their own home.
- 0:49One CNAME — or one-click Cloudflare
- Linkly spotted that mine's on Cloudflare, so it's one click. Or copy this one CNAME record into your DNS panel by hand. Give it a minute, and there it is.
- 0:59Verified — and auto-selected
- DNS active, SSL sorted. And from here, every new link goes on your domain automatically — it's already selected. Every link you build is on your brand.
- 1:09Get started free
- That's the whole setup: a couple of minutes, and free to attach. Linkly is free to start too. And once your links are on your domain, you can change where any of them point, any time.
