Connecting a domain to your app

Every Base44 app is live on a free built-in URL (myapp.base44.app) from the moment you create it. You can personalize that URL anytime, or connect your own custom domain to make your app easier to find, remember, and share.

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Changing your Base44 app URL

Every Base44 app comes with a free built-in domain (myapp.base44.app) that you can personalize anytime. No DNS setup or payment required. To change your URL:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Click Edit URL under your app’s Built-in URL.
4. Enter a new name for your link. For example: best-business → best-business.base44.app.
5. Click Change to save.

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Setting up a custom domain

A custom domain is your own web address, such as mybusiness.com, that people use to reach your app instead of the built-in Base44 link. For example, instead of sharing my-app-948908fb.base44.app, you can share mybusiness.com. A custom domain looks more professional and reinforces your brand every time someone visits. There are 2 ways to set one up: buy a domain, or connect one you already own. Whichever you choose, Base44 issues and renews your SSL certificate automatically once your domain is connected, so your app is always served securely over HTTPS. You buy a domain from inside Base44, by clicking Buy Domain on your app’s Domains page. Base44 then registers it for you with GoDaddy. If your plan is billed through Wix, your domain comes from Wix instead. Either way you buy and connect it the same way, so follow the matching guide below. IONOS was the previous registrar partner, so domains bought before August 14, 2026 stay registered with IONOS.

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Checking where your domain is registered

If you already have a domain and you are not sure who registered it, open your Domains page and click the More Actions icon next to it.

• If Manage Domain appears in the menu, you bought your domain through Wix, and you manage it from your domains dashboard. See Buying a domain with Wix.
• If it does not appear and you bought your domain from Base44, it is registered with GoDaddy, or with IONOS if you bought it before August 14, 2026, and you manage it by signing in to your account with that registrar. See Buying a domain from Base44.
• If you connected a domain you already owned, it stays with the provider you bought it from, and you manage it there. See Connecting an external domain.

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Setting up a subdomain

A subdomain is an address that sits in front of your main domain, such as app.example.com or shop.example.com. Connect one to give your Base44 app its own address while your main domain keeps serving whatever is already there. You connect a subdomain the same way you connect any other domain you own. Base44 can add the record for you, or you can manually add a CNAME record at your DNS provider and verify it from your app dashboard. For the exact record values, and the extra record that keeps the www version working, see Connecting a subdomain.

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Setting up 301 redirects

A 301 redirect permanently sends visitors from an old address to a new one. Old links keep working, and search engines move your existing ranking over to the new address. For example, if you rename your /pricing page to /plans, a redirect sends anyone who opens the old /pricing link straight to /plans instead of a missing page. Base44 supports 2 types of 301 redirect:

• Path-level redirect: Sends one page on your app to another page, such as /old-pricing to /pricing, or to an external address.
• Whole-domain redirect: Sends all traffic from one connected domain to another domain on the same app.

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Redirecting one page to another

Path-level redirects send visitors from one page on your app to another page, or to an external address. A path is the part of a web address that comes after your domain, such as /pricing, and usually points to a specific page. Use these redirects when you rename or move a page and want the old links to keep working, or when a path on your domain needs to point to a file hosted on another server, such as an ads.txt feed. To add a path redirect:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. In the Page redirects section, click Add redirect.
4. In Source path, enter the old path, starting with /. For example, /old-page.
5. In Target path, enter the new path starting with /, such as /new-page, or a full external address starting with https://, such as https://example.com/ads.txt.
6. Under Match type, choose how the redirect matches:
   • Single path: Redirects the exact source path.
   • Prefix: Redirects the source path and everything under it, keeping the rest of the address. This works with external targets too, so /docs pointing to https://example.com/help sends /docs/setup to https://example.com/help/setup.
7. Click Save redirect.

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Redirecting a whole domain

A whole-domain redirect sends all traffic from one connected domain to another domain on the same app. The full path and query string are preserved, so old-domain.com/pricing goes to new-domain.com/pricing. Use it when you move your app to a new domain and want the old one to keep sending visitors to the right place. To redirect a domain:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. In the Custom domains section, find the domain you want to redirect.
4. Click the More Actions icon next to it and select Redirect domain.
5. Under Target domain, select the domain you want to send traffic to.
6. Click Save redirect.

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Sending emails from your domain

Once your custom domain is connected, you can send your app’s emails from it, such as support@your-domain.com, so they match your brand. See Sending emails from a custom domain to set it up.

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Getting a business email

A sending address only sends your app’s emails. If you also want a real inbox at your domain, such as you@yourdomain.com, that you can send and receive email from, you can buy a business email through Base44. It is powered by Google Workspace, so it includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, and Docs on your domain. See Buying a business email to set it up.

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