How to Connect a Custom Domain to a No-Code Landing Page

To connect a custom domain to a no-code landing page, add one CNAME record at your domain provider pointing a subdomain at gatedleads.com. Once it verifies, the HTTPS certificate is issued automatically, with nothing to buy or install.

How do I connect a custom domain to a no-code landing page?

Add a CNAME record at your domain provider that points a subdomain at gatedleads.com, then use the check status option in your Gatedleads dashboard to confirm it. A custom domain is a Pro feature, and the free HTTPS certificate is issued automatically the first time someone visits.

What you need

A custom domain is a Pro plan feature, and you need a domain you already own (or a subdomain of one) from any registrar or DNS provider, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, or otherwise. You don't need any technical setup beyond adding one DNS record.

Step by step

1. In your Gatedleads dashboard, open the domain settings for the page you want to move to your own domain and enter the domain, for example guide.yourcompany.com.
2. Sign in to your domain provider and open its DNS settings.
3. Add one new record with these exact values:

Type   CNAME
Name   guide          (whatever subdomain you're using, not the whole domain)
Value  gatedleads.com
TTL    Automatic (or leave the provider's default)

4. Save the record, then use the "check status" option in your dashboard to confirm it's connected.

New DNS records usually take effect within minutes, but can take up to an hour depending on your provider, this is normal DNS propagation and not specific to Gatedleads.

The root domain caveat

If you're trying to use your bare root domain (yourcompany.com rather than a subdomain like guide.yourcompany.com), most DNS providers won't allow a CNAME record directly on the root. The straightforward fix is to use a subdomain instead, go.yourcompany.com or guide.yourcompany.com work identically and avoid the restriction entirely. If you specifically need the bare root domain, check whether your provider offers an ALIAS or ANAME record, which some providers support as a root-compatible equivalent to a CNAME.

How the SSL certificate works

There's no separate step for HTTPS. Once your CNAME record is live and pointing at gatedleads.com, the certificate for your domain is issued automatically the first time the page is visited, and every visit after that loads over HTTPS with a valid padlock. You don't buy a certificate, generate a CSR, or install anything, it's handled the moment DNS resolves correctly.

Checking on status

Your dashboard shows one of three states for a connected domain: pending (DNS hasn't propagated yet, or hasn't been checked recently), misconfigured (the record doesn't match what's expected, worth double-checking the Type, Name, and Value against what your dashboard shows), or connected, meaning the domain is live and serving your page over HTTPS.

If your DNS is behind Cloudflare specifically

Cloudflare's own proxy (the orange cloud next to a DNS record) is the single most common reason a CNAME to gatedleads.com doesn't issue a certificate. When a record is proxied, the traffic hits Cloudflare's edge first, and the automatic certificate step has nothing real to reach. Set the record to "DNS only" (the gray cloud) for the subdomain you're pointing at Gatedleads. It's a one-click toggle in Cloudflare's dashboard next to the record itself, and it's the first thing to check if status stays stuck on "pending" well past the usual propagation window.

Why bother with a custom domain at all

A free gatedleads.com address works fine for testing an idea or for a lead magnet you're not attaching to a broader brand. A custom domain matters more once you're sharing the link in places where your own domain builds trust, an email signature, a paid ad, a partner's newsletter, since a link on your own domain reads as more legitimate than a third-party subdomain, and it keeps the page consistent with the rest of your brand presence. This becomes more important the more traffic and spend you're putting behind a specific page, which is also when testing your headline starts to pay for itself.

If you're launching a new lead magnet, setting this up from day one means you're not migrating links later once the domain matters more. Once the domain is live, it's also the right moment to start actually promoting the page, since a link on your own domain is what you want in an email signature or a partner's newsletter in the first place.

FAQ

How do I connect a custom domain to a no-code landing page?

Add a CNAME record at your domain provider pointing a subdomain, such as guide.yourcompany.com, at gatedleads.com, then check the status in your dashboard. It needs the Pro plan, and the HTTPS certificate is issued automatically once the record resolves.

Do I need a different domain for every page, or can I reuse one?

You can use subdomains of the same root domain for different pages (guide.yourcompany.com, checklist.yourcompany.com), each pointed at its own page with its own CNAME record.

What happens if I remove the custom domain later?

The page continues to work at its free gatedleads.com address. Removing a custom domain doesn't delete the page or its content, it just stops serving it at that domain.

Is a custom domain available on the free plan?

No, custom domains are a Pro plan feature, along with unlimited pages, Zapier and webhooks, and A/B headline testing. See the full plan comparison.

My status says "misconfigured," what usually causes that?

Most often it's a typo in the record's Name or Value, an extra or missing subdomain label, or a leftover conflicting record at the same name from a previous setup. Double-check the exact values against what your dashboard shows and remove any old records at that same name.

My domain is on Cloudflare and the certificate won't issue, why?

Almost always the record is proxied (the orange cloud). Switch it to "DNS only" (gray cloud) for that specific subdomain, the certificate step needs to reach the domain directly rather than through Cloudflare's proxy first.

Ready to move a page onto your own domain? Upgrade to Pro and connect it in a few minutes.