Can I use my existing registrar/host with my main domain then use Netlify for an app on a subdomain?

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I currently host a WordPress website on WPX.net along with a domain.

I want to be able to host an app from Netlify using a subdomain while keeping the existing WordPress site. Is this possible?

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hi there, this is possible, as long as you are using a DNS server other than Netlify DNS.

You would have to configure your DNS to point to your netlify app to route requests to the relevant subdomain.

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Hi! I have similar question but different purpose. I have my nextjs hosted on netlify and use netlify DNS for my main domain. However, I point the subdomain from netlify DNS to a laravel php app (hosting outside netlify). Is it possible?

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Hi @iriekun :wave:t6: ,

Welcome to the Netlify forums and thanks so much for asking! :smile: You can use external subdomains with Netlify DNS and you should be able to do this in the UI. Configure external DNS for a custom domain | Netlify Docs

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Hello! the document link is not clear to me. My main website is on netlify and main domain in on netlify DNS but another web app is outside netlify and I want to use sub domain from netlify DNS to point to that another web app outside netlify.

I have a webapp hosted in railway and I pointed from netlify CNAME record to the railway domain, but it doesn’t work.

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Hi @iriekun :wave:t6: , thanks for clarifying. Netlify automatically redirects between the apex domain and www subdomain, we don’t do this for any other subdomains . You can configure this behavior yourself with domain-level redirects.