Setting Up a Sub-domain for your Magnify Channel

To operate the site as an address within your domain name, you will need to add an alias in your DNS configuration that points to Magnify's servers, then enter the new name in your Magnify channel admin tool. For example, if you wanted people to access the site as video.example.com, you would need to update your DNS records to define that address as an alias for live.magnify.net. The procedure for defining the alias depends on the type of DNS server you are using; please follow the below directions by domain registrar, and when in doubt, check with the service you're using for additional help or instructions.

Also keep in mind that changes to DNS records make take up to 48 hours to take effect, so you may need to wait before you are able to complete the final step of these procedures.

GoDaddy.com

1. Log in to your account at www.godaddy.com.
2. Open the Domains tab and select My Domain Names. You'll be directed to the Domain Manager page.
3. Click the domain that you'd like to use with your channel.
4. Click the Total DNS Control And MX Records link at the bottom of the section entitled Total DNS.
5. Click Add New CNAME Record in the box labeled CNAMES (aliases). If you've already created a CNAME record for your channel’s address, click the pencil icon next to the existing CNAME record.
6. For the Name, enter only the sub-domain of the address you want to use for your channel. For example, if you picked video.example.com as your address, enter video here.
7. Enter live.magnify.net as the Host Name. Specify a TTL or use the default setting of 1 hour.
8. Click OK, and then click OK again.
9. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

ix web hosting

1. Log in to your account at ix web hosting.
2. Click Manage below the Hosting Account section.
3. On the left side, click the domain you'd like to use with your channel.
4. Next to DNS Configuration, click EDIT.
5. Click Add DNS CNAME Record.
6. Under Name, enter only the subdomain you want to use. For example, if you picked video.example.com as your channel’s address, just enter "video" as the entry under Name.
7. Enter live.magnify.net under Data.
8. Click Submit.
9. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

1and1

1. Log in to your account at https://admin.1and1.com
2. If it's not already selected, click the Administration tab.
3. Click Domains. The Domain Overview page appears.
4. From the New drop-down menu, select Create Subdomain. (If you've already created a subdomain for your channel’s address, skip to step six.)
5. Enter only the subdomain you want to use, and click OK. For example, if you choose video.example.com for your channel’s address, you should enter video here.
6. Select the checkbox next to the subdomain that you will be using. (Example: www.example.com)
7. From the DNS menu, select Edit DNS Settings.
8. Click the radio button next to CNAME.
9. Enter live.magnify.net next to Alias.
10. Click OK.
11. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

EveryDNS.net

1. Log in to your account at EveryDNS.net.
2. On the left side, click the domain you'd like to use with your channel.
3. Since EveryDNS.net is your hosting service, and not your domain registrar, be sure that your domain points to EveryDNS.net's nameservers. This will allow your CNAME record configuration to take effect.
4. Below Add a Record:, you can create your CNAME record.
5. Next to Fully Qualified Domain Name, enter only the subdomain you want to use. For example, if you picked video.example.com as your channel’s address, just enter video as the entry next to Fully Qualified Domain Name.
6. Select CNAME as the Record Type.
7. Enter live.magnify.net as the Record Value.
8. Click Add Record.
9. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

Yahoo!SmallBusiness

1. Log in to your account at smallbusiness.yahoo.com.
2. Click Domain Control Panel below the domain you'd like to use with your channel.
3. Click Manage Advanced DNS Settings.
4. Click Add Record.
5. In the Source field, enter only the subdomain you want to use. For example, if you designated video.example.com as the address of your channel, enter video in the Source field.
6. Enter live.magnify.net in the Destination field.
7. Click Submit.
8. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

No-IP

1. Log in to your account at No-IP.
2. On the left side, click Host/Redirects.
3. Click Manage underneath Host/Redirects.
4. Click Add for a new entry, or click Modify and skip to step six for an existing entry.
5. Enter the host name (example: video from video.example.com), and select your domain name.
6. Select DNS alias CNAME at the host type.
7. Enter live.magnify.net as the Target Host and click Modify.
8. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

DNS Park

1. Log in to your account at DNS Park.
2. On the left side, click DNS Hosting.
3. Click the domain you'd like to use with your channel.
4. Since DNS Park is your hosting service, and not your domain registrar, be sure that your domain points to DNS Park's nameservers. This will allow your MX record configuration to take effect.
5. Click Alias Records.
6. Under Host Name, enter only the subdomain you want to use. If you picked video.example.com as your channel’s address, enter video.
7. Under Destination Name, enter live.magnify.net.
8. Click Add Alias.
9. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

Unix DNS Servers

If you manage your own DNS with a Unix BIND-style name server, a typical zone file entry might look like the following:

video IN CNAME live.magnify.net.

2. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

Windows DNS Servers

If you manage your own DNS with a Windows name server, consult the Microsoft DNS Support page which has a section on "How to Add a CNAME", and define an alias with your desired web address that points to the target host "live.magnify.net".

2. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

Third-party Managed DNS

If you don't manage your own DNS directly, you may need to pass this request to your webmaster or Internet service provider.

Other name services

1. Log in to your account on your hosting service's website, and go to the DNS management page. Since CNAME records are special Domain Name Service (DNS) records, they may be in sections such as DNS Management or Name Server Management. It's possible that you will have to enable advanced settings to create a CNAME record.
2. Use the information in the following table when you create your CNAME record.
If your service requires you to enter server information directly into the DNS tables, the entry below needs to have a type CNAME associated with them.
3. Go back to your Magnify channel and go into site admin → Change name or web address → and type your new custom URL underneath "Custom Domain Alias" and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

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