I currently have domains mixed between GoDaddy (Ugh), iWantMyName (Impressive), and Namecheap (Not bad, not great).
Just as a quick note for those of you wanting to set up custom domain names for Heroku on a domain name registered via Namecheap.
Make sure the DNS is under Namecheap’s control, unless you want to roll it yourself.
Select the domain you want to set up.
Left Menu: “URL Forwarding” under Host Management
Set the “IP ADDRESS/URL” of both “@” and “www” to be “proxy.heroku.com.” Never forget the period at the end. Don’t forget to set the Record Type as CNAME “(Alias)”.
- Wait, up to 24 hours. Usually faster.
And done. Quite simple. On GoDaddy? Ugh. I don’t want to encourage using such a trashy UI.
Hey Josh,
Glad that you like iWantMyName…
We’re currently working on integrating Heroku into our services to make it even easier setting up your domains:
http://iwantmyname.com/services/developer/heroku-cloud-hosting-custom-domain
The integration is not fully finished yet. Would love to get your feedback once the service is live on the site.
Cheers, -Timo
Definitely. I’ll take a look when it gets done.
Thanks for this. Any firsthand experience on the turn around time for it to start working?
I’ve had it happen in a couple of hours. Never more than a day. Start flushing your DNS cache, which might help.