Managing Domains

After you create your site in Multi-Experience Operations, you can access each of your environments using its default domain name. An environment’s default domain name is based on its application name (or sitename) and realm (for example, the domain name for a Production environment could be examplesite.devcloud.acquia-sites.com). You should then configure a DNS domain name for the Production environment, such as www.example.com, and configure DNS records.

Adding a domain name¶

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.
2. Go to Codebases and select a codebase.
3. Go to Sites and select a site.
4. Click Domain Management.
5. Click Add Domain.
6. In the Domain to add field, enter the domain name without the protocol header. For example, use mysite.com instead of http://mysite.com.
   
   Note

   • You can use the wildcard character ( * ) to make your environment available for several subdomains (for example, *.example.com).

   • Wildcard characters only match a single word but cannot match multiple words separated by a dot (for example, *.example.com can match a.example.com, but does not match a.b.example.com or www.a.example.com). You can also only use a single asterisk.

7. Select an environment that you want to associate with the domain.
8. Click Add Domain.

Viewing your DNS information¶¶

To view the domain information for an environment:

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.
2. Go to Codebases and select a codebase.
3. Go to Sites and select a site.
4. Click Domain Management.

5. Find the domain for which you want to view the DNS information and click Actions > View DNS information. The DNS information page displays the CNAMEs and EIP addresses.

   

Checking domain status¶

You can determine whether your domain name is properly resolving to your Cloud Platform site. Acquia performs a DNS lookup for your domain name and displays a status message. For more information, visit Managing domains.

To check your domain status: 

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.
2. Go to Codebases and select a codebase.
3. Go to Sites and select a site.
4. Click Domain Management.

5. Find the domain for which you want to check the status and click Actions > Status.

   

Removing a domain name¶

To remove a domain from an environment:

1. Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.
2. Go to Codebases and select a codebase.
3. Go to Sites and select a site.
4. Click Domain Management.
5. Find the domain you want to delete and click Actions > Remove.
6. To confirm your selection, click Remove.