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What is a Custom Domain?

Instead of using the default Watchman Tower URL (status.watchmantower.com/your-workspace-slug), Custom Domain allows you to host your status page on your own domain. This provides:

Brand Consistency

Use your company’s domain (e.g., status.mycompany.com) instead of a generic subdomain

Professional Appearance

Build trust with your users by keeping everything under your brand

SEO Benefits

Keep your domain authority and search engine rankings

Full SSL Security

Automatic SSL certificate provisioning and renewal via Cloudflare

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How It Works

Watchman Tower uses Cloudflare for SaaS infrastructure to provide custom domains. Here’s the simple flow:
1

Add Your Domain

Enter your desired subdomain (e.g., status.mycompany.com) in the Watchman Tower dashboard
2

Configure DNS

Create a CNAME record pointing to status.watchmantower.com
3

Automatic SSL

Cloudflare automatically provisions and validates an SSL certificate for your domain
4

Go Live

Once validated, your status page is accessible on your custom domain with full HTTPS

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Example Setup

Let’s say you want your status page at status.mycompany.com: Before: 
https://status.watchmantower.com/mycompany
After: 
https://status.mycompany.com
Visitors see your branding, your domain, and your trust signal—while Watchman Tower handles all the infrastructure.

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Who Should Use This?

Establish professional credibility from day one. Custom domains show you take reliability seriously.
Maintain brand guidelines and meet security compliance requirements with domains under your control.
Provide transparency to customers with a branded communication channel for incidents and maintenance.
Offer white-label status pages to your clients under their own domains.

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What’s Included

All custom domains come with:
  • Automatic SSL certificates - No manual certificate management
  • Auto-renewal - Certificates renew automatically before expiration
  • HTTP to HTTPS redirect - Secure by default
  • CDN performance - Fast page loads globally via Cloudflare’s network
  • DDoS protection - Built-in security from Cloudflare
  • Zero downtime - Seamless certificate updates

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Plans

Custom domain support is available on:
  • Team Plan - 1 custom domain included
  • Stack Plan - Up to 5 custom domains
Custom domains are not available on Free or Solo plans. Upgrade your plan to enable this feature.

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Next Steps

Requirements

What you need before setting up a custom domain

How It Works

Technical overview of Cloudflare for SaaS infrastructure

Setup Guide

Step-by-step instructions to configure your custom domain

Troubleshooting

Common issues and how to resolve them

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Need Help?

Our support team is here to assist with your custom domain setup.