Setting Up Nip05 On Custom Domain
Q: How does this work?
This works by creating a CNAME from a domain or host you control to point at our NIP05 ID endpoint cname01.easynostr.com.
After you setup the DNS in your zone, our system will detect it and generate a Lets Encrypt cert for your domain.
Once that’s in place you’re good to go.
It takes about 90 seconds.
Q: What if I can’t CNAME my domain apex to you?
Some work-arounds:
- If it’s because your DNS provider doesn’t support zone apex aliasing, switch to one that does, like easyDNS
- If it’s because you can’t move your domain from where it’s pointed now, create a subdomain, like nostr.{example.com} and CNAME that here.
- If you can’t use your main domain (example.com), register a new domain for use with your Nostr NIP05 id like example.net or some other TLD.
(We happen to know a place where you can do this 😉 and we even have a discount code for you: EASYNOSTR (it gets you 21% off your initial purchase). - If your website is already using WordPress and you would like to use that hostname for your NIP-05 ids, you can use the easyNostr NIP-05 plugin. It’s free.
- If it’s because your DNS provider doesn’t support zone apex aliasing, switch to one that does, like easyDNS