In evenito you can use your own website domains. You can choose between using a wildcard or individual (sub)domains.
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To be able to use a website domain in evenito, you must first secure this domain and store it in your DNS settings.
After that, you store the domain in your evenito space and then complete the final verification in your internal DNS settings.
To do this, you need access to both the DNS settings and to evenito.
Choose the right domain configuration for the event website
Domain with wildcard (*)
This option allows you to use a main domain for any number of subdomains.
This means that you can use a wildcard domain such as *.events.COMPANYNAME.com to create subdomains such as this.events.COMPANYNAME.com and that.events.COMPANYNAME.com without having to create additional DNS entries.
The wildcard is the * at this point and serves as a placeholder for URLs that you can define as you want. This gives you great flexibility and allows you to use new subdomains for different event websites at any time without having to change the DNS configuration again.
This means you can use your wildcard domain for a variety of event websites with just a single verification, which makes it particularly practical.
To configure the domain with a wildcard, add it to your DNS settings and refer to our CNAME: evenito.site
Setup of a main domain
You also have the option to use a CNAME record to point a specific domain to evenito.site. This means you can redirect a particular URL, such as digital-summit.events.COMPANYNAME.com, to evenito.site. However, this requires you or your IT team to configure the domain for each event website to point to our CNAME, evenito.site, for every event.
This limits reusability, as only one website can be active per (sub)domain at a time.
If you are unable to create a CNAME record, you can also set up an A record. The A record (e.g., MAINDOMAIN.com) must then point to the evenito IP address: 34.65.78.110
However, we recommend using a CNAME record.
Please note:
We recommend using a wildcard domain as it offers you more flexibility and reusability. With a wildcard, you can set up and use as many subdomains as you like without having to adjust the DNS settings, which makes the process much easier and faster for you.
Step-by-step instruction for verifying a domain in evenito
Step 1: Secure and determine the domain type:
First, decide which domain name you want to use and whether it should be verified as a wildcard domain (*) or as a single (sub)domain.
Step 2: Add the domain in evenito:
Log in to evenito. You will need access to evenito for this. If you do not have access yourself, an admin with the necessary permissions can provide you with the required TXT record in evenito. First, click on the gear icon at the top right and select the "Resources" tab under "General Settings." In the "Domains" section, you can enter your website domain in the "Add entry" field. Then, click the checkmark next to the domain to display the required DNS TXT record, and add it to the DNS settings of your domain.
Step 3: Configure DNS settings:
Open your DNS settings and add either a CNAME or an A record for the domain, as described in this section. Additionally, enter the DNS TXT record you retrieved from evenito in this section.
Please note:
The (sub)domain must first be secured by you and must not contain any content or be a subpage/extension of an existing website.
Step 4: Verify the DNS configuration
Verify CNAME:
Open your command line system (for Mac) by searching for "Terminal" and try to ping your URL, replacing the wildcard (*) with "test," for example. For instance: ping test.events.COMPANYNAME.com.
If the response is "pinging evenito.site," the domain has been correctly pointed to the CNAME evenito.site using the wildcard.
Similarly, you can also check if only a specific URL has been pointed to the CNAME. To do this, ping the final event website URL you have defined.
If the response is "Unknown host," please review your DNS settings again.
Alternatively, you can also visit the external site MxToolbox and enter your domain to verify it.
Verify A Record:
The A record for your domain (e.g., events.COMPANYNAME.com) must point to our IP address: 34.65.78.110
To verify this, open the MxToolbox website and enter your domain, then select DNS Lookup and start the search. In the results, the A record should point to the IP address 34.65.78.110. A correctly set A record will look like this: A Record: events.COMPANYNAME.com -> 34.65.78.110
If the A record is not correct, please check your DNS settings and ensure that the correct IP address is entered.
Step 5: Verify the domain in evenito:
Go back to evenito. Click on the gear icon at the top right and select the "Resources" tab under "General Settings."
Then confirm the setup by clicking "Confirm." A small dot next to the domain will indicate that the setup was successful.
Please note:
As soon as the domain has been successfully verified, the first event website can be published.
In this article, we explain how you can now create a website and go live.
If you have already set up a website and just want to adjust the domain in the website settings, proceed as described in this article.
Special case (www. in front of the website)
Even if it is no longer common nowadays, many customers still want the event website to be accessible via the www. version.
If your domain is set up as a wildcard, your websites are automatically accessible via the www. version. This means that both event1.COMPANYNAME.com and www.event1.COMPANYNAME.com are automatically accessible as soon as you have published a website.
If you use a single domain (main domain) for your website, please make sure that you point both versions of the domain (with and without www.) to our CNAME: evenito.site
This will ensure that both event1.COMPANYNAME.com and www.event1.COMPANYNAME.com are accessible.