Custom Domains for Your Apps

Overview

A custom domain turns a Taskade Genesis app into a real product. Instead of a Taskade link, your app lives on app.yourbrand.com or yourbrand.com, with a secure padlock and your branding. A field-service operator can send clients to dashboard.yourbrand.com, and a solo realtor can put their CRM on their own address. You get there two ways: buy a domain inside Taskade and let it configure everything, or connect a domain you already own with one DNS record.

TL;DR: Put your Taskade Genesis app on your own domain in minutes. Buy one inside Taskade and DNS is handled for you, or connect your own by pointing a CNAME at external.taskade.com. SSL, deep-link routing, password protection, and auto-renewal are all included. Custom domains are available on the Business plan and up. Publish your app →

Two Ways to Get a Domain

Pick the path that fits where your domain lives today.

The Domain Lifecycle

Every custom domain moves through a few clear stages. You spend about two minutes in Pending while DNS resolves, then the domain stays Active and renews on its own.

The status you see in the Domains panel is Pending until two things are true: your records resolve and the secure certificate goes live. After that it reads Active and serves your app over HTTPS. Taskade renews the certificate for you before it expires, on a rolling cycle, so you never touch it again.

What visitors see while it is still Pending

Anyone who opens the address during setup gets a plain "This site is being set up" page, not a not-found error. An early click from a client or a teammate never looks like a broken link. The page refreshes about once a minute. It changes to your live app on the first reload after verification. You do not have to tell anyone to come back later. Taskade also asks search engines not to index the placeholder, so it cannot appear in results in place of your app.

The same page appears when a live domain stops verifying later. This happens after a certificate lapses or after an edit to a record at the registrar. Taskade retries on its own, so a short problem clears itself. If the page still appears after a few hours, a record needs your attention. Work through the Troubleshooting table below.

Buy a Domain Inside Taskade

This is the fastest path. Taskade buys the domain, points it at your app, and turns on SSL with no records for you to add.

1. Open your published Taskade Genesis app.
2. Open App Settings, go to Go Live → Domains, then click Buy Domain.
3. Type a few keywords and click Search to check availability and pricing.
4. Pick a name, click Add, then Buy and Publish.
5. Follow the on-screen steps to finish the purchase.

Taskade registers the domain, creates the DNS records, and provisions SSL for both the root and www. When the panel reads Active, your app is live. Click the domain afterwards to open its control panel. The panel shows the renewal date and the auto-renew switch. It also shows the transfer lock, privacy setting, DNS records, and nameservers. See Buy a Custom Domain Inside Taskade for the full walkthrough.

Connect a Domain You Own

Bringing your own domain takes one CNAME record, plus a short SSL record that Taskade hands you. The whole thing is type-along.

Step 1: Start the connection

1. Open your published Taskade Genesis app.
2. Go to App Settings → Go Live → Domains.
3. Click Connect existing domain and enter the address you want to use (for example app.yourbrand.com).

Taskade then shows you the exact records to add. Keep that panel open in one tab and your domain registrar in another.

Step 2: Add the CNAME record

For a subdomain like app.yourbrand.com, add a CNAME that points at Taskade:

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  DNS record  ›  Routing                                       │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Type     CNAME                                               │
│  Host     app            (just the subdomain part)            │
│  Value    external.taskade.com                                │
│  TTL      Automatic / 3600                                    │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

For a root or apex domain like yourbrand.com (no subdomain), most registrars do not allow a plain CNAME at the root. Taskade detects this and shows an apex notice with two options:

• Use an ALIAS or ANAME record (recommended) pointing the root @ at external.taskade.com. Many registrars support this, including Cloudflare, Namecheap, and DNSimple.
• Move your nameservers to Cloudflare, which flattens the root automatically.

Step 3: Add the SSL record

Right under the routing record, Taskade shows a TXT Record (SSL Validation) with a name and value unique to your domain. Copy both into a new TXT record at your registrar. This is what lets Taskade issue your secure certificate.

Rather than copying fields one at a time, click Copy all records at the top of the panel. That puts every record your domain needs on the clipboard as Type, Host, and Value columns, ready to paste straight into a registrar that accepts records in bulk. The button then shows Copied!. If your browser blocked clipboard access, it shows Copy failed instead, so copy each field by hand. Taskade only ever copies the records it is actually showing you, so you never paste a record that conflicts with another one.

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  DNS record  ›  SSL Validation                                │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Type     TXT                                                 │
│  Host     _the-name-Taskade-shows-you                         │
│  Value    the-token-Taskade-shows-you                         │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 4: Save and wait

Save your records at the registrar, then return to the Taskade Domains panel. DNS usually spreads in a few minutes, and the secure padlock turns on by itself once your records resolve. Here is what the panel looks like once your app is live:

┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  App Settings  ›  Go Live  ›  Domains                         │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  app.yourbrand.com                            ● Active        │
│  ────────────────────────────────────────────────────         │
│  HTTPS           ● On · auto-renews                           │
│  DNS             ● Verified                                   │
│  Password gate   ○ Off                                        │
│  Visitors (7d)   1,284                                        │
│                                                               │
│  [ Open app ]    [ Manage DNS ]    [ Remove domain ]          │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

💡 Note: If SSL has not turned on after about 10 minutes, Taskade shows an optional TXT Record (Hostname Pre-validation). Add that one extra TXT record and the certificate finishes on its own. Most domains never need it.

Taskade emails the workspace when the check finishes. A success message reads Your domain is live. A failure message reads Your domain needs attention and names what to correct. You do not have to sit on the panel and refresh.

Connect More Than One Domain

The number of domains a workspace can connect scales with its seats, one per seat, on the Business plan and up.

1. Open App Settings, go to Go Live → Domains.
2. Find the connected domain. It shows a green Connected chip.
3. Click Add another beside that chip.
4. Follow the same CNAME and SSL steps for the new name.

If Add another is missing, the workspace is using every domain its seats allow. Add a seat, or remove a domain you no longer serve.

Provider Quick Reference

The field names differ slightly by registrar, but the values are the same. Point the routing record at external.taskade.com and paste the SSL record Taskade gives you.

For step-by-step screens for GoDaddy, Namecheap, and DreamHost, see CNAME / Custom Domain.

What Is Included

Every custom domain ships with the production pieces that you otherwise set up by hand.

Cost Without Taskade

A single custom-domain Taskade Genesis app on the Business plan replaces a stack of tools that typically costs $145 to $1,450 per month.

Password Protection

Custom domains pair naturally with password protection for private tools and client reviews.

1. Go to App Settings → People & Access → Security.
2. Turn on password protection.
3. Set your password.
4. Visitors enter the password before they reach your app.

The gate sits on top of the domain, so app.yourbrand.com stays branded and public-facing while the content behind it stays private. A mental-health clinic can hide a client portal behind one shared password this way. When you need each person to have their own login instead of one shared password, set up individual logins for your users.

Troubleshooting

Most setup hiccups come down to DNS. Use the status in the Domains panel to find your fix.

💡 Tip: Two records do all the work: one CNAME for routing, one TXT for SSL. If your app is not live, 9 times out of 10 one of those two has a typo or has not propagated yet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tips

• Check availability first. Use the domain search in App Settings to see pricing before you commit. Popular .com names are often taken, but .app, .dev, and .fyi have more room.
• Keep the brand consistent. Pick a domain that matches your app or company name so visitors recognize it instantly.
• Group product lines on subdomains. Use crm.yourbrand.com, portal.yourbrand.com, and status.yourbrand.com on a single root.
• See it in action. Browse real custom-domain Taskade Genesis apps in the Community Gallery.

Which plan do I need for a custom domain?

Custom domains are available on Business, Max, and Enterprise. App User sign-in is a separate control and works on every plan, including Free.

How do I connect a domain I already own?

Open App Settings → Go Live → Domains, click Connect existing domain, then add the CNAME and SSL records Taskade shows you.

Related guides

• Buy a Custom Domain Inside Taskade. Search, buy, and attach a domain in one flow with DNS and SSL handled for you.
• CNAME / Custom Domain. Per-registrar DNS steps for GoDaddy, Namecheap, and DreamHost.
• Taskade Genesis App URLs: Spaces, Projects, Automations. How /spaces, /d, and /flows work under a custom domain.
• Publishing Taskade Genesis Apps. Make your app live on the web.
• Build Your First App. Go from a prompt to a working app before you brand it.
• Give Your Users Logins. Let clients and staff sign in to your app at your domain.
• App Analytics. Track visits and engagement on your domain.
• Build your own →. Start a Taskade Genesis app and publish it under your domain.