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Replit custom domain works on www but the bare domain shows an error

Open · 221 views · asked by ifeoma · edited
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www.mytailorshop.ng works fine and shows my Replit app. mytailorshop.ng without www gives "This site can't be reached". I only linked www in Replit because that's what the tutorial did.

What I’ve tried

Added a CNAME for the root in my registrar, it says CNAME is not allowed on @.

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Which registrar? jonas_k · edited
a local one here in Lagos ifeoma · edited

3 answers

jonas_k · edited

The root ("apex") can't have a CNAME, that's a DNS rule, not your registrar being difficult.

Two options:

  1. Link the bare domain in Replit as a second custom domain. It gives you an A record + TXT for @. Add those.
  2. Or use your registrar's URL forwarding: mytailorshop.ng → https://www.mytailorshop.ng (301). Simple, one canonical URL.

I'd do 2, most registrars support it and you avoid duplicate content.

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my registrar forwarding only works for http not https... so the https version still fails ifeoma · edited
gus_fullstack · edited

If your registrar's forwarding can't do HTTPS, then option 1 is the one. Or move DNS to Cloudflare (free) and use a redirect rule there, which handles https properly. Just keep the records for Replit on DNS-only.

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will try option 1 this weekend ifeoma · edited
cloudkat · edited

Some registrars offer ALIAS or ANAME records at the root, which behave like a CNAME. If yours has that, it's an option too.

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