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A custom domain lets a CDN project serve from a hostname you control, like cdn.yoursite.com, instead of only its pixglory.com link. Your pixglory.com link keeps working the whole time. Adding or removing a custom domain never changes it.

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Before you start

Custom domains are included on paid plans. How many you get depends on your plan: You will also need access to your domain’s DNS settings, at your registrar or DNS provider.

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Add the domain

  1. Open the CDN project you want to serve from your domain, and go to its Domains tab.
  2. Enter the hostname you want to use, for example cdn.yoursite.com, and click Add.
The domain appears in the list with a status of Pending DNS, and PixGlory shows you the DNS record to create next.

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Add the routing record

This record is required. PixGlory shows you the exact values: Add it at your DNS provider exactly as shown. The Name and Target fields in your dashboard are each copyable, so you don’t have to retype them.
If your domain’s DNS is also hosted on Cloudflare, set this record to DNS only (grey cloud), not proxied (orange cloud). A proxied record hides your target from verification, and the domain stays stuck at Pending DNS no matter how long you wait.

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Add the certificate check (optional)

Your dashboard also offers a second, optional record, labeled “Optional: add this record too and your certificate is ready before you switch traffic.” It is a CNAME starting with _acme-challenge., with a target unique to your domain that your dashboard shows you exactly. Skip it, and everything above still works. Your certificate simply finishes issuing after you switch your CNAME over, the same as it does today. Add it, and your certificate is issued in advance. That matters most if your domain is already live somewhere else: without it, there is a short window between your CNAME pointing at PixGlory and your certificate finishing, during which visitors can see a certificate warning. With it, that window doesn’t exist.

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Check the status

Each domain shows one of three statuses:
  • Pending DNS: waiting to see your CNAME record. Give DNS a few minutes to propagate, then click Refresh status.
  • Active: verified, and serving your project.
  • Failed: PixGlory shows the reason next to the status. Fix it and click Refresh status again.

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Troubleshooting

Stuck at Pending DNS:
  • Check that the record’s name and target match exactly what your dashboard showed you.
  • If your domain is on Cloudflare, confirm the record is DNS only, not proxied (see the callout above). This is the single most common cause.
  • DNS changes can take a few minutes to reach PixGlory even after they’re live everywhere else. Wait a bit, then click Refresh status again.
Failed:
  • The reason is shown directly next to the status in your dashboard, so you don’t have to guess. Correct the record it describes and click Refresh status.

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Removing a domain

Removing a domain stops it from serving immediately. Your pixglory.com link is never affected: it keeps working exactly as it did before you added the domain, and exactly as it will after you remove it. Also delete the CNAME record at your DNS provider once you remove the domain here. A record left pointing at PixGlory after you’ve released the hostname could let someone else claim it.