Pages with custom domains #2292

Flohw commented 2026年01月05日 18:39:14 +01:00

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Hi,

I set up a repository (https://codeberg.org/litchu/portfolio) and I think I setup my DNS properly (at Infomaniak) to get a custom domain. I checked that the site worked properly before adding the .domains file on portfolio.litchu.codeberg.page and it does.
I configured the domain with the third method on the documentation as Infomaniak does not let me add a CNAME for lise-zarcos.fr (it will for www.lise-zarcos.fr)

I now have the error 424 "could not find target for custom domain" which I don't understand fully... Plus the certificate is not generated properly... I tried multiple configurations and changes but as it's DNS, I am not sure if it's due to delay or my configuration... I found some other related issues but none of them gave me a clue about what I could have done wrong...

I hope someone could help me to understand what's going on...

Thank you

### Comment Hi, I set up a repository (https://codeberg.org/litchu/portfolio) and I think I setup my DNS properly (at Infomaniak) to get a custom domain. I checked that the site worked properly before adding the `.domains` file on portfolio.litchu.codeberg.page and it does. I configured the domain with the [third method on the documentation](https://docs.codeberg.org/codeberg-pages/using-custom-domain/#option-3%3A-a%2Faaaa-record) as Infomaniak does not let me add a CNAME for lise-zarcos.fr (it will for www.lise-zarcos.fr) I now have the error 424 "could not find target for custom domain" which I don't understand fully... Plus the certificate is not generated properly... I tried multiple configurations and changes but as it's DNS, I am not sure if it's due to delay or my configuration... I found some other related issues but none of them gave me a clue about what I could have done wrong... I hope someone could help me to understand what's going on... Thank you

Flohw commented 2026年01月05日 19:26:34 +01:00

Well, I switched to the pages default repository and it worked as expected.

I am almost sure I could configure a "subsub"domain somewhere but I may have misunderstood something or maybe I found a bug ? ^^ If I can get some info about that...

Thank you

Well, I switched to the `pages` default repository and it worked as expected. I am almost sure I could configure a "subsub"domain somewhere but I may have misunderstood something or maybe I found a bug ? ^^ If I can get some info about that... Thank you

crystal commented 2026年01月05日 21:08:27 +01:00

@Flohw wrote in #2292 (comment):

Well, I switched to the pages default repository and it worked as expected.

I am almost sure I could configure a "subsub"domain somewhere but I may have misunderstood something or maybe I found a bug ? ^^ If I can get some info about that...

Thank you

You can, but you must use the pages branch of any other repo by default. You also must specify the repo's name in your CNAME/TXT record(s).

For example, if you wanted to serve the pages branch from a repo called coolproject in your own account, your CNAME record would need to point to coolproject.flohw.codeberg.page.

If you wanted to serve a branch called web from the same repo, your CNAME record would need to point to web.coolproject.flohw.codeberg.page.

Getting the DNS configuration right can be kinda tricky. A couple years ago I made a bash script that checks the configuration of your domain and attempts to tell you how to fix it. If you want to give it a shot, make sure dnsutils is installed on your computer and use this command: curl https://troubleshoot.codeberg.page/verify.sh | bash -s <custom-domain>

For the record, I tried running the script on your domains and it said the apex domain is configured correctly (for the default pages repo) but your www subdomain doesn't have any records.

@Flohw wrote in https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/2292#issuecomment-9567368: > Well, I switched to the `pages` default repository and it worked as expected. > > I am almost sure I could configure a "subsub"domain somewhere but I may have misunderstood something or maybe I found a bug ? ^^ If I can get some info about that... > > Thank you You can, but you must use the `pages` branch of any other repo by default. You also must specify the repo's name in your CNAME/TXT record(s). For example, if you wanted to serve the `pages` branch from a repo called _coolproject_ in your own account, your CNAME record would need to point to `coolproject.flohw.codeberg.page.` If you wanted to serve a branch called `web` from the same repo, your CNAME record would need to point to `web.coolproject.flohw.codeberg.page.` Getting the DNS configuration right can be kinda tricky. A couple years ago I made a bash script that checks the configuration of your domain and attempts to tell you how to fix it. If you want to give it a shot, make sure `dnsutils` is installed on your computer and use this command: `curl https://troubleshoot.codeberg.page/verify.sh | bash -s <custom-domain>` For the record, I tried running the script on your domains and it said the apex domain is configured correctly (for the default pages repo) but your `www` subdomain doesn't have any records.

Flohw commented 2026年01月06日 08:27:13 +01:00

The branch... I forgot about the branch... I thought it always was the repository's default branch unless specified otherwise...

I will try to think a bit about that again.

Thank you for your comment and your script, I will look into it.

The branch... I forgot about the branch... I thought it always was the repository's default branch unless specified otherwise... I will try to think a bit about that again. Thank you for your comment and your script, I will look into it.