Set up marketplace domain with Google Domains

Google domains is one domain provider where you can buy and host your own domain. See here how to configure your domain.

Updated over a week ago

Follow these instructions to set up your own domain for your marketplace when using Google domains as your registrar. You will need to configure your DNS records and make your domain name point to Sharetribe servers. Note that it may take up to 48 hours before these changes work across the internet.

After your DNS settings have been updated, visit the "General / Domain" page on your Admin panel to check them and start using your custom domain.

You can also read the official Google domains documentation if needed.

Please note that the following instructions only apply to marketplaces under a Pro or above subscription.

Instructions for www and root domain

Follow these instructions to set up your marketplace at a domain like http://www.mymarketplacedomain.com follow steps 3, 4, and 5. If you want to use another subdomain (like http://marketplace.mydomain.com), jump down a bit for instructions on how to use other subdomains.

Open your Google domains page 

  1. Log in to your Google Domains admin panel.

  2. Go to the DNS tab and find the "Custom resource records" section.

  3. Add a new row with the following information: "www", "CNAME", "1h", "proxy.sharetribe.com." (notice the important final dot!).

  4. Click "Add".

  5. If you want to make your domain work without a subdomain (such as www), add a record with "@" as the Name and "A" as the type. Set the IP address to "52.202.58.6" or "52.202.50.54" (pick the one you prefer!) and save your changes.

Instructions for other subdomains

If you want to set up your marketplace at a subdomain like http://market.mydomain.com (as opposed to http://www.mymarketplace.com), follow these instructions.

Open your Google domains page

  1. Log in to your Google Domains admin panel.

  2. Go to the DNS tab and find the "Custom resource records" section.

  3. Add a new row with the following information: "subdomain-name", "CNAME", "1h", "proxy.sharetribe.com." (notice the important final dot!).

  4. Click "Add".


After your DNS settings have been updated, visit the "General / Domain" page on your Admin panel to check them and start using your custom domain.

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