Connect your domain to your website
Every Mawg3 site starts on a mawg3.com address. To use your own name, like yourstore.com, connect your domain. You buy the domain from any domain provider, then add the DNS records Mawg3 shows you. Once the records are live, Mawg3 issues a free SSL certificate, so your site opens securely with https.
Before you start
You need a domain you already own and access to its DNS settings at your provider, such as GoDaddy, Namecheap or Cloudflare. Mawg3 connects domains but doesn't sell them.
Your site stays on its mawg3.com address the whole time, so nothing breaks while you set things up.
How to connect your domain
- In your Mawg3 dashboard, go to Settings, then Domain.
- Under Connect a domain you already own, type your domain, for example yourstore.com, and click Connect.
- Look at the Configure DNS records step. If Mawg3 detects your DNS provider, click Login to open it.
- At your provider, open DNS management and add each record from the table. Copy the Type, Name and Update to values exactly, using the Copy buttons.
- Back in Mawg3, wait for DNS propagation and the TLS certificate steps to turn green. Click Check status to refresh.
- When the status says Live, click Visit to open your site on its new address.
The DNS records explained
Mawg3 shows a CNAME record for your main name, shown as @, and a second CNAME for www. The www record is optional, but it makes both yourstore.com and www.yourstore.com work.
Most providers allow a CNAME on the main name. If yours doesn't, connect the www version instead. Do the same if your domain ends in two parts, like .com.kw: enter www.yourstore.com.kw.
How long it takes
DNS changes often show within minutes, but they can take a few hours to spread. Mawg3 checks for you and updates the page. The SSL certificate is issued automatically once DNS resolves, and you don't need to do anything.
Common problems
Action needed: a record is missing or has the wrong value. Compare the Current value column with Update to and fix the record at your provider.
Your provider refuses the CNAME: an old A record is usually using the same name. Delete the old A record for that name, then add the CNAME.
Email stopped working: you deleted MX or TXT records. Change only the records Mawg3 lists and leave your email records alone.
This domain is already connected to another website: disconnect it from the other Mawg3 site first.
Questions people ask
Is SSL free?
Yes. Mawg3 issues and renews the certificate for your connected domain at no extra cost.
What happens if I disconnect my domain?
Click Disconnect on the Domain page. Your site keeps working on its mawg3.com address.
Can I buy a domain inside Mawg3?
Not today. Buy it from a domain provider, then connect it here.