Hi, we’re self hosting a web application and want to move it to Netlify. We want to keep the same custom domain we use, and we want to switch over without downtime. What I cannot figure out is how to configure a custom domain on Netlify without first changing the DNS record. What I want to do is to…

All that is required to publish an SSL certificate is a private key, and there can be many associated with a single domain. Netlify’s SSL certificate issuance is an integrated solution that uses Netlify DNS to generate and validate a certificate, so you’d need to switch DNS to use it, however you do…

HI @uooq You can add a domain to Netlify with all the records you require then switch nameservers. [image] [Support Guide] How do I migrate a domain to Netlify DNS with zero downtime? Support Guides Last reviewed by Netlify Support - July 2025 IMPORTANT UPDA…

Thanks but we want to manage our own DNS-- Netlify doesn’t allow delegating just a subdomain and we have a lot of servers that we need on the same apex domain. the other reply was more helpful.

Perfect! Worked like a charm. The UI makes it look like there’s a problem if you don’t verify the domain, but there isn’t.

How to migrate production domain without downtime

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coelmay August 30, 2021, 10:22pm 3

HI @uooq

You can add a domain to Netlify with all the records you require then switch nameservers.

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How to migrate production domain without downtime

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