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Custom domains for labs

3 min readUpdated 9 August 2026Labs, workspaces & billing

Your lab site can be served from a domain you own, such as yourjournal.org, instead of its Scholardemia address. You add the domain in your workspace settings, add the DNS records Scholardemia provides, and verify from inside the app.

Connect your domain

  1. Add the domain in workspace settings

    Open Workspace Settings and find the journal domain section. Enter only the domain name — for example, journal.yourorganisation.org — without https:// or a page path, then choose Check domain. Saving a custom domain requires the Journal Pro plan, so on other plans you are asked to upgrade first. Scholardemia recognises whether you entered a main domain or a subdomain and identifies its DNS provider when possible.

  2. Add the DNS records at your provider

    Follow the official provider guide linked from the page, then copy the displayed Type, Name / Host, and Value / Target exactly. A main domain normally uses an A record; a journal subdomain normally uses a CNAME. The ownership TXT value is unique to your workspace and proves the address is yours. The page shows both the short provider entry and the full record name so you can check your work. If your provider asks for TTL, use 3600 seconds (1 hour); if it hides TTL, leave its default unchanged.

  3. Verify

    Back in workspace settings, choose Check records. Scholardemia checks that your domain points at us and that its unique ownership record matches before activating it. Each required record is marked Found or Not found. DNS changes often appear within minutes, but some providers can take up to 24 hours, so if verification does not succeed straight away, wait a little and try again.

    The verification message tells you exactly what we can see, including where your domain currently points.

While you wait, and after activation

Your site stays live at its Scholardemia address the whole time, and that address keeps working after the custom domain activates, so nothing you have already shared breaks. Each workspace serves one domain. A main domain can also use the optional www alias shown in settings; a journal subdomain uses the exact address you entered. This setup connects the journal website only. Email addresses can be set up separately later.

If file uploads fail from your new domain shortly after activation, or verification keeps failing even though your DNS looks right, email support@scholardemia.com with the domain name and we will investigate.

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