How to connect your Namecheap domain to SleepPRO™

Custom domains

Here is how to connect a domain bought at Namecheap, so your funnels and blog show at your own address.

First add your domain in SleepPRO™, as described in step 1 of How to connect your domain to SleepPRO™. Each domain gets its own CNAME records.

First CNAME record

  1. In Namecheap, go to Domain List and open the Advanced DNS tab of your domain.
  2. Click Add new record and choose CNAME record.
  3. Enter www in Host.
  4. Enter the first value from SleepPRO™, ending in cloudfront.net, with the full stop at the end, in Value.
  5. Click the green tick.
A www CNAME record already there? Edit its value instead.

Second CNAME record

  1. Click Add new record and choose CNAME record.
  2. In Host, paste the code from SleepPRO™ which comes before your domain, starting with an underscore.
  3. In Value, enter the second value from SleepPRO™, ending in acm-validations.aws.
  4. Click the green tick.
ScreenshotThe CNAME records in Namecheap Advanced DNS

Check your records

Go to dnschecker.org and enter the full name of each record, including your domain. You should see your value with a green tick. If not, review your DNS settings.

Add a redirect

  1. In Advanced DNS, click Add new record and choose URL Redirect Record.
  2. Enter @ in Host.
  3. Enter https://www.yoursleepbusiness.com in Value.
  4. Choose Permanent (301) and click the green tick.

If the redirect does not work: add an ALIAS record

This method has proven more reliable on Namecheap.

  1. In Advanced DNS, click Add new record and choose ALIAS record.
  2. Enter @ in Host.
  3. In Value, enter the value of your first CNAME record.
  4. Set TTL to Automatic or the lowest option.
  5. Click the green tick to save.
DNS changes take 24 to 48 hours to spread fully.
If Namecheap will not save a record because of a conflict, usually with the first CNAME, ask Namecheap whether the existing record is needed or can be removed.
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