Branch deploy ssl / custom subdomain

[heyfam]

wrt: https://stellar-lily-7c3892.netlify.app/

I am trying to get a branch deploy to work.
I had a custom domain set up to be [abc].dedfam.world AND picked the same branch name [abc] to be my subdomain. It seems that the code deployed to the subdomain branch gets overwritten by the main branch if I have a custom domain setup, which is not what I want. However, if I remove the custom domain, I lose the SSL certificate. How do I keep the SSL without having the branch deploy overwritten by the main branch? Should setting up a custom domain even have the effect of overwriting the branch deploy with the main branch at the same url?

I am not having an build errors in the console when deploying so have not attached.

[luke]

Hi, @heyfam. We have a support guide about branch subdomain SSL without Netlify DNS here:

[Support Guide] How to use Netlify’s branch deploy feature without Netlify DNS

Last reviewed by Netlify Support Staff: August 2023 So - you’ve discovered the concept of branch subdomains and want to use them! But you can’t use Netlify’s DNS Hosting? Never fear, there is a way to do this and this post will explain how in detail! Please note, however, that going this route means missing out on single click setup and all the goodness it includes - for example, getting an SSL certificate configured automatically. We also have Automatic Deploy Subdomains, which allows users …

Would you please read that support guide and then let us know if there are any questions?

If there are no questions, please let us know when the required DNS records have been created and we’ll update the SSL certificate to include them.