Can I use my own domainname for Viewbook webpages?

Absolutely. You need to upgrade to one of our plans, and configure your domain name to point to your desired web page. This requires you to work with the domain registrar from whom you purchased your domain name.

1. Add the domain to your web page

You can add multiple custom domains to multiple web pages. To add your domain to a web page open the web page and click the 'details' button. In the field at the buttom you can add your domain name. Note: don't add 'http://', just your dommain like this: 'www.example.com' or 'subdomain.example.com'

2. Send us an e-mail with the request to add your domain name

Send an e-mail to support@viewbook.com with the request to add your domainname to our systems. Tell us the domainname and the viewbook webpage you want the domainname to resolve to.

3. Set your CNAME record

Finally, it's time to set up the appropriate DNS records with your domain registrar or host. This may be tricky because different registrars provide different tools for managing DNS, and some don't provide the ability to customize your DNS in the way that's required for domain mapping to work correctly.

You need to change the CNAME record for your domeinname. A CNAME, or Canonical Name, record is an entry within the Domain Name System (DNS) that specifies where a user can find your web pages, or any other URL. You'll use this to associate your custom domain with your Viewbook web page.

After registering your domain, decide if you want to use a particular subdomain for your Viewbook web page. E.g. instead of www.mydomain.com you could use something like portfolio.mydomain.com, if you want. Then you'll create a corresponding CNAME record for that address. DNS records make take up to 48 hours to take effect.

Each hosting service has slightly different ways to create CNAME records. Guidelines are provided here for some of the common services. When in doubt, check with the particular company you're using for additional help or instructions.

GoDaddy.com

  1. Log in to your account at www.godaddy.com.
  2. Open the Domains tab and select My Domain Names. You'll be directed to the Manage Domains page.
  3. Click the domain that you'd like to use with your Viewbook web page.
  4. Click the Total DNS Control And MX Records in the box entitled Total DNS Control.
  5. Click Add New CNAME Record. If you've already created a CNAME record for your Viewbook web page's address, click Edit next to the existing CNAME record.
  6. For the Name, enter only the subdomain of the address you want to use for your Viewbook web page. For example, if you picked www.mydomain.com as your address, enter www here.
  7. Enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban) as the Host Name.
  8. Click Continue, and then click Add. If you're editing an existing CNAME record, click Continue and Update.

ix web hosting

  1. Log in to your account at ix web hosting.
  2. Click Manage below the Hosting Account section.
  3. On the left side, click the domain you’d like to use with your Viewbook web page.
  4. Next to DNS Configuration, click EDIT.
  5. Click Add DNS CNAME Record.
  6. Under Name, enter only the subdomain you want to use. For example, if you picked www.mydomain.com as your Viewbook web page's address, just enter www as the entry under Name.
  7. Enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban) under Data.
  8. Click Submit.

1and1

  1. Log in to your account at https://admin.1and1.com
  2. If it's not already selected, click the Administration tab.
  3. Click Domains. The Domain Overview page appears.
  4. From the New drop-down menu, select Create Subdomain. (If you've already created a subdomain for your Viewbook web page's address, skip to step six.)
  5. Enter only the subdomain you want to use, and click OK. For example, if you chose www.mydomain.com for your Viewbook web page's address, you should enter www here.
  6. Select the checkbox next to the subdomain that you will be using. (Example: www.mydomain.com)
  7. From the DNS menu, select Edit DNS Settings.
  8. Click the radio button next to CNAME.
  9. Enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban) next to Alias.
  10. Click OK.

EveryDNS.net

  1. Log in to your account at EveryDNS.net.
  2. On the left side, click the domain you’d like to use with your Viewbook web page.
  3. Since EveryDNS.net is your hosting service, and not your domain registrar, be sure that your domain points to EveryDNS.net’s nameservers. This will allow your CNAME record configuration to take effect.
  4. Below Add a Record:, you can create your CNAME record.
  5. Next to Fully Qualified Domain Name, enter only the subdomain you want to use. #For example, if you picked www.mydomain.com as your Viewbook web page's address, just enter www as the entry next to Fully Qualified Domain Name.
  6. Select CNAME as the Record Type.
  7. Enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban) as the Record Value.
  8. Click Add Record.

Yahoo!SmallBusiness

  1. Log in to your account at smallbusiness.yahoo.com.
  2. Click Domain Control Panel below the domain you'd like to use with your Viewbook web page.
  3. Click Manage Advanced DNS Settings.
  4. Click Add Record.
  5. In the Source field, enter only the subdomain you want to use. For example, if you designated www.mydomain.com as the address of your Viewbook web page, enter www in the Source field.
  6. Enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban) in the Destination field.
  7. Click Submit.

No-IP

  1. Log in to your account at No-IP.
  2. On the left side, click Host/Redirects.
  3. Click Manage underneath Host/Redirects.
  4. Click Add for a new entry, or click Modify and skip to step six for an existing entry.
  5. Enter the host name (example: www from www.mydomain.com), and select your domain name.
  6. Select DNS alias CNAME at the host type.
  7. Enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban) as the Target Host and click Modify.

DNS Park

  1. Log in to your account at DNS Park.
  2. On the left side, click DNS Hosting.
  3. Click the domain you’d like to use with your Viewbook web page.
  4. Since DNS Park is your hosting service, and not your domain registrar, be sure that your domain points to DNS Park’s nameservers. This will allow your MX record configuration to take effect.
  5. Click Alias Records.
  6. Under Host Name, enter only the subdomain you want to use. If you picked www.mydomain.com as your Viewbook web page's address, enter www.
  7. Under Destination Name, enter the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban).
  8. Click Add Alias.

Other hosting services

  1. Log in to your account on your hosting service's website, and go to the DNS management page.
  2. Since CNAME records are special Domain Name Service (DNS) records, they may be in sections such as DNS Management or Name Server Management. It's possible that you will have to enable advanced settings to create a CNAME record.
  3. Delete existing CNAME entries for the address you want to use with your Viewbook web page.
  4. Before entering a new CNAME record to point to Viewbook, you should first delete any existing entries for the same alias. If you plan to transfer an existing web address to Viewbook web page, you may want to copy any content currently at that address elsewhere first.
  5. Use the information in the following table when you create your CNAME record.
  6. If your service requires you to enter server information directly into the DNS tables, the entry below needs to have a type CNAME associated with them. 
Host Name/Alias (1):
www

Value/Destination (2):
username.viewbook.com

1) This is the part of your website’s address that you designated. For instance, if you chose www.mydomain.com as the address, www is the host name.

2) the url to your Viewbook web page (for example john.viewbook.com, or john.viewbook.com/portfolio/urban)