[IMP] website: new doc to set up custom domain name

website/publish/domain_name.rst

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 =============================
-How to set my own domain name
+How to use my own domain name
 =============================
 
-These steps briefly explain how to link your company’s registered domain
-(e.g. www.yourcompany.com) to your Odoo instance. Once someone types your
-company’s domain, they are immediately directed to Odoo (i.e. yourcompany.odoo.com).
+By default, your Odoo Online instance and website have a *.odoo.com* domain name, 
+for both the URL and the emails. 
+But you can change to a custom one (e.g. www.yourcompany.com).
 
-* Check its availability or see who currently owns it at https://www.whois.net/.
-* Buy your domain name at a provider. See recommended providers here:
-  http://www.mytipshub.com/top-ten-best-domain-registrar/.
+What is a good domain name
+==========================
+Your website address is as important to your branding as the name of your 
+business or organization, so put some thought into changing it for a proper 
+domain. Here are some tips:
 
-* Access your Odoo.com account from your homepage.
+- Simple and obvious
+- Easy to remember and spell
+- The shorter the better
+- Avoid special characters
+- Aim for a .com and/or your country extension
+
+Read more: `How to Choose a Domain Name for Maximum SEO <https://www.searchenginejournal.com/choose-a-domain-name-maximum-seo/158951/>`__
+
+How to buy a domain name
+========================
+Buy your domain name at a popular registrar:
+
+- `GoDaddy <https://www.godaddy.com>`__  
+- `Namecheap <https://www.namecheap.com>`__  
+- `OVH <https://www.ovh.com>`__ 
+
+.. note:: Steps to buy a domain name are pretty much straight forward. 
+   In case of issue, check out those easy tutorials:
+
+   - `GoDaddy <https://roadtoblogging.com/buy-domain-name-from-godaddy>`__
+   - `Namecheap <https://www.loudtips.com/buy-domain-name-hosting-namecheap//>`__
+
+   Feel free to buy an email server to have email addresses using your domain name.
+   However don't buy any extra service to create or host your website. 
+   This is Odoo's job!
+
+How to apply my domain name to my Odoo instance
+===============================================
+First let's authorize the redirection (yourcompany.com -> yourcompany.odoo.com):
+
+* Open your Odoo.com account from your homepage.
 
 .. image:: media/domain_name01.png
     :align: center
 
-* Access the *Manage Databases* page.
+* Go to the *Manage Databases* page.
 
 .. image:: media/domain_name02.png
     :align: center
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 .. image:: media/domain_name03.png
     :align: center
 
-* A database domain prompt will appear. Type your custom domain (e.g. www.yourcompany.com)
-  and press *Add*. Then click *OK*.
+* A database domain prompt will appear. Enter your custom domain 
+  (e.g. www.yourcompany.com).
 
-* Go to your domain manager’s website and search for the DNS Zones management page.
 
-* Create a CNAME record that points your domain (e.g. www.yourcompany.com) to your
-  Odoo database (yourcompany.odoo.com). Please reference your domain manager for
-  specific directions on how to complete this task.
+.. image:: media/domain_name04.png
+    :align: center
+
+We can now apply the redirection from your domain name's manager account:
+
+* Log in to your account and search for the DNS Zones management page.
+
+* Create a CNAME record *www.yourdomain.com* pointing to *mywebsite.odoo.com*.
+  If you want to use the naked domain (e.g. yourdomain.com), you need to redirect 
+  *yourdomain.com* to *www.yourdomain.com*.
+
+.. note:: Here are some specific guidelines to create a CNAME record:
+
+   - `GoDaddy <https://be.godaddy.com/fr/help/add-a-cname-record-19236>`__
+   - `Namecheap <https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9646/10/how-can-i-set-up-a-cname-record-for-my-domain>`__
+   - `OVH <https://www.ovh.co.uk/g1519.exchange_20132016_how_to_add_a_cname_record>`__
+
+How to enable SSL (HTTPS) for my Odoo instance
+==============================================
+
+To enable SSL, please use a third-party CDN service provider 
+such as CloudFlare.com. 
+
 
 .. seealso::
 
-  * :doc:`../../getting_started/documentation`
+  * :doc:`../../discuss/email_servers`
+
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