diff --git a/website/publish/domain_name.rst b/website/publish/domain_name.rst index 1cd85ac18..a881f17dd 100644 --- a/website/publish/domain_name.rst +++ b/website/publish/domain_name.rst @@ -1,21 +1,53 @@ ============================= -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 `__ + +How to buy a domain name +======================== +Buy your domain name at a popular registrar: + +- `GoDaddy `__ +- `Namecheap `__ +- `OVH `__ + +.. note:: Steps to buy a domain name are pretty much straight forward. + In case of issue, check out those easy tutorials: + + - `GoDaddy `__ + - `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 @@ -25,15 +57,41 @@ company’s domain, they are immediately directed to Odoo (i.e. yourcompany.odoo .. 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 `__ + - `Namecheap `__ + - `OVH `__ + +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` + + + + + + + diff --git a/website/publish/media/domain_name01.png b/website/publish/media/domain_name01.png index c1b13b127..e5fa65d94 100644 Binary files a/website/publish/media/domain_name01.png and b/website/publish/media/domain_name01.png differ diff --git a/website/publish/media/domain_name02.png b/website/publish/media/domain_name02.png index b1bdf7e1a..98acea816 100644 Binary files a/website/publish/media/domain_name02.png and b/website/publish/media/domain_name02.png differ diff --git a/website/publish/media/domain_name03.png b/website/publish/media/domain_name03.png index 3e2ec7367..c8e4c2f76 100644 Binary files a/website/publish/media/domain_name03.png and b/website/publish/media/domain_name03.png differ diff --git a/website/publish/media/domain_name04.png b/website/publish/media/domain_name04.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9b9671768 Binary files /dev/null and b/website/publish/media/domain_name04.png differ