# Domains

Put your own web address on a published site. Buy a domain through UOVA or connect one you already own, on a paid plan and a published site.

Every published site already has a `<slug>.uova.io` address. A custom domain adds your own name, such as `yourbusiness.com`, to the same site. You manage all domains in the dashboard under **Domains**.

## Before you start

- Connecting, buying or transferring a domain needs a paid plan. A Free account is refused with a message that says to upgrade to unlock custom domains.
- The site must already be published. Buying says "Publish your site first, then attach a domain to it." Connecting says "Project must be published first".
- A domain belongs to one site, and there is no action to move it to another site.

## Choose a path

- [Buy a domain](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/buy-a-domain): Search a name and buy it through UOVA.
- [Connect a domain you own](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/connect-your-own-domain): Point a domain from another registrar at your site.
- [DNS records and SSL](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/dns-and-ssl): Which records to add, how checks run, and the SSL certificate.
- [Renew, transfer or remove](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/renew-transfer-remove): Auto-renew, transfers in and out, and removing a domain.
- [Email and forwarding](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/email-and-forwarding): What is not included with a UOVA domain.

## Where to manage domains

The dashboard **Domains** page has three buttons: **Transfer in**, **Connect a domain you own** and **Buy a domain**. The table lists each domain with its site, a status, a renewal date with an auto-renew switch, and who it is registered with. A strip above the table names a domain that needs attention, with a **Fix** link.

Each row has a menu. **Details** opens a drawer with the DNS records and a timeline. **Verify now** appears while the domain is not yet **Connected**. **Make primary** appears once it is **Connected**. For domains UOVA registered you also get **Renew…**, **Turn auto-renew on** or **off**, and **Transfer out…**. **Remove** is always last.

You can reach the same actions from Site settings > **Domain** (it lists your site's addresses and has **Connect a domain**), from Project settings > **Domains & Hosting** in the editor (**Manage domains**), and from the publish wizard (**Add custom domain**). A second domain manager at [uova.com/domains](https://www.uova.com/domains) (**Manage Domains**) has its own screens and its own status words, such as Registering and Active. This guide describes the dashboard.

## Which address visitors see

A new domain is not primary. **Make primary** works only for a domain that is verified and active, and a site has one primary at a time. When a primary exists, visits to your `uova.io` address and to any other connected domain of the same site are redirected to the same page on it with a 308 redirect. With no primary domain, every address serves the site. The uova.io address cannot be removed.

## Status labels

Each domain row shows one of: Payment pending, Transfer pending, Connecting, Purchase failed, Transfer failed, Expired, Expires <date>, DNS error, Needs DNS or Connected. They are explained in [DNS records and SSL](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/dns-and-ssl).

> **Not included:** UOVA domains do not include email hosting, email forwarding or domain forwarding. See [Email and forwarding](https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains/email-and-forwarding).

Source: https://www.uova.com/help/build/domains