Buying a domain with Wix

You can buy a domain for your Base44 app directly through Wix, without leaving Base44. This is the simplest way to get a custom domain, since the purchase, DNS, and SSL are handled for you and your app connects automatically.

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Buying a domain

Search for and buy a domain without leaving your app. When your purchase completes, Base44 connects the domain for you automatically. To buy and connect a new domain:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click Buy new domain.
4. Search for a domain, or choose one of the recommended options, then click Get It on the one you want.
5. Choose a registration period. Longer periods save more and can include bonus years at no extra cost. A free-year voucher, when you have one, covers your first year.
6. Add your contact information. This sets the domain’s registered owner, and some of these details may appear on public domain databases. You may need to verify your email address.
7. Choose a privacy and security option. A free-year voucher covers Basic Protection only, so the private options add a yearly cost:
   • Basic Protection: Free. Your contact details are listed on public domain databases.
   • Private Registration: Keeps your personal details private.
   • Private registration and DNSSEC: Keeps your details private and adds DNSSEC to help protect against domain hijacking.
   
8. Choose a saved payment method or add a new one, then click Submit Purchase. By purchasing, you agree to the Domain Name Registration Agreement and the Privacy Policy, and to automatic yearly renewal.
9. Your domain connects automatically. DNS records are created for you and SSL is set up, so there is nothing to configure by hand.

Once connected, your domain appears under Custom domains on your Domains page with a Base44 Domain tag. You can buy more than one domain for a single app.

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Verifying your domain

After you buy a domain, its registration is confirmed automatically. This usually takes about 30 minutes, and in rare cases up to 24 hours, before your domain goes live. You also need to confirm the domain’s contact information. Wix, the domain provider, sends a verification email to the domain’s contact address, and your Domains page shows a reminder until you confirm. Your domain is secured with SSL automatically. Once it is verified, Base44 provisions and renews an SSL certificate for you, so your app is served securely over HTTPS with nothing to set up.

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Managing your domain

Domains you buy through Wix are managed from your domains dashboard, where you can update settings, handle renewals, and transfer your domain. Only the workspace owner can manage the workspace’s domains. To open your domains dashboard:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
4. Click Manage Domain.

Your domains dashboard shows each domain’s renewal date, and renewals are set to automatic by default. Use the sections below to manage your DNS records, update your contact details, transfer your domain, or unlink it from your app.

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Managing DNS records

Your DNS records are set up automatically when you buy a domain, so you do not need to configure anything for your app to work. You can view or edit them at any time from your domain’s management dashboard. To manage your DNS records:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
4. Click Manage Domain.
5. On the management dashboard, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
6. Click Manage DNS records.

The records that point your domain to Base44 are added for you:

• A record
  Type: A
  Host: @
  Value: 216.24.57.1
  
• www subdomain
  Type: CNAME
  Host: www
  Value: base44.onrender.com
  

You can add and edit A, CNAME, TXT, and SRV records, for example to verify another service or connect a third-party tool. Name server (NS) records are managed by Wix and cannot be edited. To connect a subdomain such as app.yourdomain.com, add a CNAME record with the subdomain label as the host (for example, app) and base44.onrender.com as the value.

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Updating your contact information

Each domain has contact information on its registration, which the domain registry requires to be accurate. You can update it from your domain’s management dashboard. To update your contact information:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
4. Click Manage Domain.
5. On the management dashboard, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
6. Click Edit contact info.
7. Update your details, then save your changes.

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Resetting your default records

If your app stops loading on your domain after DNS changes, reset the records that point it to Base44. To reset your default records:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
4. Click Manage Domain.
5. On the management dashboard, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
6. Click Manage DNS records.
7. Set the A record for @ to 216.24.57.1, and the CNAME record for www to base44.onrender.com, adding either one if it is missing.
8. Remove any extra A or AAAA records on the same hostnames that could conflict.

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Transferring your domain away from Base44

You can transfer a domain to another provider from your domain’s management dashboard. To transfer your domain:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
4. Click Manage Domain.
5. On the management dashboard, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
6. Click Transfer away from Base44.
7. Follow the prompts to complete the transfer with your new provider.

Newly registered domains are locked and cannot be transferred for the first 60 days, under ICANN’s 60-day transfer lock policy. Your domains dashboard shows the date each domain becomes available to transfer.

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Unlinking a domain

Unlinking disconnects a domain from your app without canceling or deleting it. The domain stays listed under your domains, so you can reconnect it to this app or connect it to another app later. To unlink a domain:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains.
3. Under Custom domains, click the More Actions icon next to your domain.
4. Click Unlink Domain.
5. Confirm that you want to unlink the domain.

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Sending emails from your domain

You can send email from a domain you bought through Wix, such as no-reply@yourdomain.com, so your app’s emails match your brand. Because Base44 manages the DNS for these domains, the required records are added for you automatically. To set up email sending:

1. Click Dashboard in your app editor.
2. Click Domains and scroll to the Email domain section.
3. Click Use your custom domain.
4. Enter a Sender name and a Custom address prefix, such as no-reply, then select your domain.
5. Click Connect Domain.

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Domain ownership

The workspace owner owns any domain bought through Wix, and ownership stays with the workspace owner. Any app owner can transfer an app to another person, and the connected domain moves with the app so it keeps working. Ownership of the domain itself stays with the original workspace owner, even after the app is transferred.

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Subscription and billing

You manage a domain’s settings, like its DNS records and contact information, from the app’s Domains dashboard. Billing for your domains is handled in your workspace settings, under Plan & Subscriptions, alongside your plan. The Plan and Subscriptions page shows your current plan at the top, with its credits, price, next billing date, and payment method. Below it, the Subscriptions table lists your active subscriptions, including your plan and any domains you bought through Wix, each with its own next billing date, payment method, and status. To open the Plan and Subscriptions page:

1. Click your workspace name at the top left.
2. Click Settings.
3. Under Plan & Billing, click Plan & Subscriptions.

To manage a subscription, click the More Actions icon on its row. For a domain, you can update its payment method, cancel the domain, or open Manage Domain. Your Billing History page shows your past charges, with separate entries for plans and domains. Domains renew automatically each year unless you cancel, and your plan and your domains are billed separately, so canceling one does not cancel the other.

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Resolving domain issues

If a domain bought through Wix runs into a problem, use the sections below. These apply to Wix domains only. For a domain bought through IONOS, see Buying a domain with IONOS.

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