Using subdomains on Netlify to host my portfolio example sites

[Melvin]

Hi @iann,

Thanks for reaching out and welcome to Netlify’s Support Forums!

Are you trying to configure External DNS or Netlify DNS?

For External DNS, you can follow our guide here:

[Support Guide] DNS Quick Start - How to set up DNS

Last reviewed: June 2024 Note: All options discussed in this guide assume you have already added your custom domain to your Netlify site. Hi there! Need to get your site up and running with DNS? Start here with either Newly purchased domain or Existing domain that you’ve already used. Newly purchased domain If you have a brand new domain purchased from a registrar such as Namecheap or GoDaddy, and you want to quickly get your DNS set up, you have two options: External DNS - Create these tw…

You’ll create an A Record at your registrar for the bare domain myportfolio.com that points to 75.2.60.5.

For the www subdomain, you’ll configure a CNAME Record that points to lukemifportfolio.netlify.app.

If you instead want to use Netlify DNS, you can follow this Support Guide:

[Support Guide] How can I manage my DNS with Netlify if I used another vendor to purchase my domain?

Last reviewed and updated by Netlify Support on June 2024 You are well on your way already - cool! Let’s get this figured out. This will be a three-step process but don’t worry, it’s not that hard. Open an app you use to take some notes or grab a piece of paper if you are old-school like me. If you’d prefer a TL:DR; in the form of a video, check this out. The UI has changed a bit, but the steps are still the same: [CONFIGURING NETLIFY DNS (DOMAIN PURCHASED EXTERNALLY) - Netlify] …