Get your own domain (yourname.com) - shippingszn launch readiness

Right now your app probably lives at some auto-generated URL on your builder's domain (e.g. something.replit.app, my-app.lovable.app, project.vercel.app). A custom domain (yourname.com) makes you look like a real product, not a weekend project, and gives you the freedom to switch hosting providers later without changing your URL.

First impressions matter more than they should. People trust their-startup.com way more than their-startup-prod-v2.some-builder.app. It also makes your URL memorable and tweetable.

Owner verification required: Custom-domain readiness depends on live DNS, hosting settings, redirects, and issued certificates. The scanner cannot prove the exact production domain is pointed correctly without owner DNS verification.

The Launch Fix Kit keeps scan-specific findings, file and line evidence, AI-builder punch-list tasks, and verification steps tied to the paid report.

Buy a domain from Namecheap, Porkbun, or Cloudflare Registrar — they all sell at near-cost. Avoid GoDaddy.
In your builder's deployment or hosting settings, add your custom domain. It will show you exactly which DNS records to add at your registrar.
Add those DNS records at your registrar. Wait a few minutes (sometimes hours) for the change to spread across the internet.
By default the site lives at example.com. If you want www.example.com to also work, the cleanest way is to put your domain behind Cloudflare and set up a www → root redirect rule (link below).
Once it's live, confirm the lock icon appears (HTTPS is automatic on most modern hosting) and that http:// redirects to https://.

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