Use your own domain

When you have a viewing room with a Gradetonic domain like https://demo.gradetonic.com you can point your own domain to it.

In this article we’ll walk through the steps to create a CNAME record for a subdomain like this example: remote.example.com that points to platform.gradetonic.com.

Please note: By default, we always assign remote.yourdomainname.com to our server to respond. If you want to use a different subdomain, please let us know before adding the CNAME record.

Before you begin

To complete this procedure, you need to have the following information:

Access to your domain registrar or DNS management panel where you can modify DNS records for your domain.
The subdomain you want to use (in this case, remote.example.com.
The target domain or subdomain you want to point to, in this case: platform.gradetonic.com

Change your DNS records

Log in to your domain registrar or DNS management panel.
Find the DNS settings or domain management area.
Look for an option to add a new DNS record. This may be labeled as “Add Record,” “Add New Record,” or something similar.
Select the option to add a new CNAME record.

Name
We want to set an CNAME record for a subdomain, then you only fill in the subdomain in the ‘Name’ field. In our case “remote”
Type
Since you want to set an CNAME record, under ‘Type’ choose ‘CNAME’.
Value
As ‘Value’ of an CNAME-record you should use platform.gradetonic.com
As soon as you have added your CNAME record, click on ‘Save
TTL
The ‘TTL’ of a DNS record determines how long the record may remain in the cache. We recommend keeping the TTL low, for example 5 minutes.
Leave the “TTL” (Time to Live) field at its default value or set it according to your preference. The TTL determines how long DNS resolvers should cache the record before refreshing it.
Save the CNAME record.
It may take some time for the changes to propagate across the DNS system. This can typically take up to 24-48 hours, but it often happens much faster.

You should now be able to access your viewing room on remote.example.com