Connect your Porkbun domain to your Patreon page

If you bought your domain through Porkbun, you can connect it to your Patreon page so fans can visit you at a branded URL (like yourname.com or members.yourname.com) instead of patreon.com/yourname.

You’ll need to have already registered your domain with Porkbun. Once connected, Patreon will still power your page behind the scenes, but your fans will see your Porkbun domain in the URL.

Add your domain to Patreon

Changing your Patreon URL to a custom domain will not affect your existing members or messages. We suggest letting your members know before changing your URL so they can update any bookmarks.

Here’s how to change your Patreon URL to a custom domain:

1. In Patreon, go to Dashboard in the left sidebar menu
2. In the Home tab, click the … menu next to the Edit page button and select Page details
3. In the Basics tab, scroll to the Custom domain section and click Add a domain
4. Enter your domain (for example members.yourname.com or yourname.com)
5. A table will display the DNS records you need to add at Porkbun — a TXT record for verification, plus either CNAME, ALIAS/ANAME, or A records for routing

Add DNS records at Porkbun

1. Log into your Porkbun account
2. Go to Account → Domain Management
3. Find your domain and click Details → DNS Records (or use the quick DNS link)
4. Click the edit (pencil icon) next to DNS Records
5. First, remove a few existing records from your domain settings. Delete any records with the category Alias or CNAME. Records labeled MX or TXT don’t affect your Patreon setup and can stay as they are.
   • If this domain has been used before, there may be additional records you’ll need to remove. For guidance on configuring an existing domain, check with your domain provider’s setup instructions
6. In Porkbun’s DNS editor, add the DNS records exactly as shown in Patreon. Be sure to select the correct category in the Type drop down menu up top, matching A record with A record, AAAA with AAAA, and so on. Leave TTL at the default (600 seconds / 10 minutes)
7. Paste the number from Patreon in the Value section, leaving Host blank for anything associated with your Primary domain, and then select the Add button
   • You need to add every single type/value into the domain provider in both your Primary and Redirecting domains
8. For the CNAME value in your Redirecting domain, be sure to add www in the Host section in Porkbun
9. Once you’ve entered all of the values from Patreon into Porkbun, you’re all set. You may need to wait up to 24 hours before they are officially connected, but you can head back to Patreon and click Refresh next to your domain to check the updated status

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  • TXT record (verification): Host: _patreon.members (or as shown in Patreon)
  • CNAME record (routing): Host: members, Answer / Value: the target shown in Patreon (e.g. custom.patreon-domains.com)
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  • TXT record (verification): Host: _patreon
  • Routing record → either:
    • ALIAS/ANAME → point to Patreon’s host
    • A records → point to the IPs shown in Patreon
  • 👉 For your root (apex) domain, leave the Host field blank in Porkbun

Important for Porkbun users

• Porkbun often pre-populates DNS with default records pointing to pixie.porkbun.com or uixie.porkbun.com. Delete or replace these if they conflict with your Patreon records
• If a record with the same host/type already exists, replace it
• Always click the green Save button after adding or editing a record
• Leave TTL at the default (600 seconds / 10 minutes)

Verify on Patreon

1. Return to Page details → Basics tab → Custom domain in Patreon
2. Patreon will detect your records, verify your domain, and activate the connection. The settings will reflect as “Connected” in green once successful

Once verified, we’ll issue an SSL certificate automatically.

Most connections resolve within minutes, but DNS updates can take up to 24–48 hours. If your domain doesn’t connect after this time, check the Troubleshooting section in the main custom domain guide for common fixes.

Disconnect or update your domain

To disconnect from Patreon:

1. Go to Dashboard → Home tab → … menu → Page details
2. In the Basics tab, scroll to the Custom domain section
3. Find your active domain and click (…) more > Disconnect domain
4. Select Disconnect to confirm

Once disconnected, your page will fall back to your original patreon.com/creatorname link.

To update DNS in Porkbun (optional):

This step is only needed if you want to use the domain for something else (like a website or email service)

1. Log into your Porkbun account
2. Go to Account → Domain Management
3. Find your domain and click Details → DNS Records (or use the quick DNS link)
4. In the DNS editor, look for the records you had added for Patreon:
   • TXT record ( _patreon or _patreon.members)
   • CNAME record (for subdomain, e.g. members)
   • ALIAS/ANAME or A records (for apex domain)
5. For each record, click the trash can icon to delete it, or click the pencil icon to edit/replace it with new values, and click the Save button to confirm your changes.

Once saved, your domain’s DNS will no longer point to Patreon.