Follow these instructions to set up your own domain for your marketplace when using eNom 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 eNom documentation if needed.
Please note that the following instructions only apply to marketplaces under a Pro or above subscription.
Instructions for a www subdomain
Follow these instructions to set up your marketplace at a domain like http://www.mymarketplacedomain.com. 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 eNom DNS settings
Log in to your eNom account and open the Account Manager. The address depends on your country but can often be accessed via this link.
Select your domain.
Click on the "Host Records" tab.
Configure the DNS records for the www address
Look over the existing "Record Type" records where the value is "CNAME (Alias)".
If such a record where "Host Name" is set to "
www
" exists, edit it, and set "Address" to "proxy.sharetribe.com
".If such a record doesn't exist, click on "Add New". From the Record type list, select "CNAME (Alias)". Fill in the following fields: "Host Name" to "
www
", "Address" to "proxy.sharetribe.com
", "TTL" to "3600
" (other TTL values work as well).Click "Save".
Make sure that all changes have been saved.
Configure the DNS records for the root domain
It's also important to redirect requests sent to your root domain (without "www", i.e., "domain.com").
Look over the existing "Record Type" records where the value is "A (Host)".
If such a record where "Host Name" is set to "
@
" exists, edit it, and set "Address" to "52.202.58.6
" or "52.202.50.54
" (pick the one you prefer!).If such a record doesn't exist, click on "Add New". From the Record type list, select "A (Host)". Fill in the following fields: "Host Name" to "
@
", "Address" to "52.202.58.6
" or "52.202.50.54
" (pick the one you prefer!), "TTL" to "3600
" (other TTL values work as well).Click "Save".
Make sure that all changes have been saved.
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 eNom DNS settings
Log in to your eNom account and open the Account Manager. The address depends on your country but can often be accessed via this link.
Select your domain.
Click on the "Host Records" tab.
Configure the DNS records for your subdomain
Look over the existing "Record Type" records where the value is "CNAME (Alias)".
If such a record where "Host Name" is set to the desired subdomain exists, edit it and set "Address" to "
proxy.sharetribe.com
".If such a record doesn't exist, click on "Add New". From the Record type list, select "CNAME (Alias)". Fill in the following fields: "Host Name" to the desired subdomain, "Address" to "
proxy.sharetribe.com
", "TTL" to "3600
" (other TTL values work as well).Click "Save".
Make sure that all changes have been saved.