Custom Domain DNS Setup
Connect your own domain to your Kendrick site. Follow the steps in order.
What you need to add
Add these records at your domain registrar in order:
| # | Type | Host | Value | Purpose |
|---|
| 1 | CNAME | www | cname.kendrick.site | Connects your domain |
| 2 | TXT | shown in dashboard | shown in dashboard | Domain ownership |
| Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain before continuing |
| 3 | A | @ | 104.26.10.141 | Root domain (IP 1) |
| 3 | A | @ | 104.26.11.141 | Root domain (IP 2) |
Important: Add the CNAME and TXT records first and wait for your domain to be verified. Only add the A records after verification completes. Adding them too early will block verification.
The CNAME connects www.yourdomain.com to Kendrick. The TXT record verifies domain ownership — you’ll find the exact host and value in your Kendrick dashboard. The A records point yourdomain.com to Kendrick so we can redirect it to the www version over HTTPS.
Step-by-step guides
Find your registrar below. Each guide links directly to the DNS settings page where possible.
Log in to Namecheap and go to Domain List → click Manage next to your domain
Click the Advanced DNS tab
Click Add New Record → select CNAME Record
Set Host to www and Value to cname.kendrick.site, TTL: Automatic
Add a TXT Record → use the Host and Value shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain (check your dashboard)
Once verified, click Add New Record → select A Record
Set Host to @ and Value to 104.26.10.141, TTL: Automatic
Add one more A Record → Host: @, Value: 104.26.11.141
If you have an existing URL Redirect record for @, delete it
Open Namecheap Domain List
Log in to GoDaddy and go to My Products → click DNS next to your domain
Click Add New Record
Type: CNAME, Name: www, Value: cname.kendrick.site, TTL: Default
Add a TXT record → use the Name and Value shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain (check your dashboard)
Once verified, add: Type: A, Name: @, Value: 104.26.10.141
Add another A record → Name: @, Value: 104.26.11.141
Open GoDaddy Domains
Log in to Cloudflare and select your domain
Go to DNS → Records
Click Add Record → Type: CNAME, Name: www, Target: cname.kendrick.site
Add a TXT record → use the Name and Value shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain
Once verified, add another record → Type: CNAME, Name: @, Target: cname.kendrick.site
Cloudflare supports CNAME at the root domain (CNAME flattening), so you can use a CNAME for @ pointing to cname.kendrick.site instead of A records. Both www and the root domain will work directly. The @ CNAME must be added after verification.
Open Cloudflare Dashboard
Log in to Squarespace Domains (formerly Google Domains)
Select your domain → click DNS in the left sidebar
Under Custom records, click Manage
Add: Type CNAME, Host: www, Data: cname.kendrick.site
Add a TXT record → use the Host and Data shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain (check your dashboard)
Once verified, add: Type A, Host: @, Data: 104.26.10.141
Add another A record → Host: @, Data: 104.26.11.141
Open Squarespace Domains
Open the Route 53 console → Hosted zones → select your domain
Click Create record → Record name: www, Type: CNAME, Value: cname.kendrick.site
Add a TXT record → use the Record name and Value shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain
Once verified, create another record with name left blank, Type: A, toggle Alias on, route to the www record
Open Route 53 Console
Log in to Hover → click your domain → go to the DNS tab
Click Add A Record → Type: CNAME, Hostname: www, Target: cname.kendrick.site
Add a TXT record → use the Hostname and Target shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain
Once verified, add: Type A, Hostname: @, Target: 104.26.10.141
Add another A record → Hostname: @, Target: 104.26.11.141
Open Hover Domains
Log in to Porkbun → go to Domain Management → click DNS on your domain
Add: Type CNAME, Host: www, Answer: cname.kendrick.site
Add a TXT record → use the Host and Answer shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain
Once verified, add: Type A, Host: leave blank, Answer: 104.26.10.141
Add another A record → Host: leave blank, Answer: 104.26.11.141
Open Porkbun Domains
Don't see your registrar?
The process is the same everywhere. Look for DNS Records or DNS Management in your registrar's dashboard, then:
- Add a CNAME record with host
www pointing to cname.kendrick.site
- Add a TXT record using the host and value shown in your Kendrick DNS Setup modal
- Wait for Kendrick to verify your domain (check your dashboard)
- Once verified, add two A records for
@ with values 104.26.10.141 and 104.26.11.141
How long does it take? DNS changes typically take effect in 1–5 minutes, but can take up to 48 hours in rare cases. Kendrick checks automatically every few minutes and will activate your domain as soon as it detects the CNAME record.