# Basic Custom Domain Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** configuration, application\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877 "2023-06-23T15:59:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eric.nissan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/User_font_awesome.svg/768px-User_font_awesome.svg.png) [@eric.nissan](https://community.auth0.com/u/eric.nissan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877/1 "2023-06-23T15:59:17Z")
I need some basic understanding of what my custom domain should be. If I am serving my application from [app.mydomain.com](http://app.mydomain.com). do I set my custom domain with auth0 to [app.mydomain.com](http://app.mydomain.com)? or do I need a unique domain, like [login.mydomain.com](http://login.mydomain.com) for Auth0? What is the recommend way to name this? Thank You. ---
**Author:** ![ty.frith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/ty.frith/32/58484_2.png) [@ty.frith](https://community.auth0.com/u/ty.frith)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877/3 "2023-06-23T16:23:45Z")
Hi there @eric.nissan ! > [@eric.nissan](#): > > If I am serving my application from [app.mydomain.com](http://app.mydomain.com). do I set my custom domain with auth0 to [app.mydomain.com](http://app.mydomain.com)? or do I need a unique domain, like [login.mydomain.com](http://login.mydomain.com) for Auth0? The custom domain you select will be used to represent/access your Auth0 service endpoints. This means that in general, you will want to select a subdomain of your own domain as login/access management is just a part of your online presence. Typically the parent domain is reserved for a landing page. Given this, a usual selection for custom domain will be `login.mydomain`, `auth.mydomain`, etc. Hope this helps! ---
**Author:** ![eric.nissan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/User_font_awesome.svg/768px-User_font_awesome.svg.png) [@eric.nissan](https://community.auth0.com/u/eric.nissan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877/4 "2023-06-23T16:31:44Z")
It does, I need a specific domain for landing. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ty.frith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/ty.frith/32/58484_2.png) [@ty.frith](https://community.auth0.com/u/ty.frith)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877/5 "2023-06-23T16:39:23Z")
No problem, happy to help! ---
**Author:** ![eric.nissan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/User_font_awesome.svg/768px-User_font_awesome.svg.png) [@eric.nissan](https://community.auth0.com/u/eric.nissan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877/6 "2023-06-23T18:01:56Z")
One follow up, kinda related. After I have the domain verified, in order for DNS to point to it, if I am using AWS, I have to create a cloudfront distribution to redirect to it? Do I have that right? I can’t just have a dns record pointing to you? > **[Configure AWS CloudFront as Reverse Proxy](https://auth0.com/docs/customize/custom-domains/self-managed-certificates/configure-aws-cloudfront-for-use-as-reverse-proxy)** > > Learn how to configure AWS CloudFront for use as the custom domain proxy for Auth0. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/basic-custom-domain-question/109877/7 "2023-07-07T18:02:48Z")
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