TrueMetriks documentation: CNAME setup https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/ Generated from the TrueMetriks documentation. Paste the whole of this file into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor or any other AI. I use TrueMetriks, a server-side tracking and conversion attribution platform. It tracks my website visitors, ties every sale back to the ad that produced it, and sends those conversions back to my ad platforms. Help me with this specific task: CNAME setup. Copy the CNAME record TrueMetriks shows for your site into your DNS provider (Cloudflare, GoDaddy, or any other), then click Verify. Exact steps and screenshots. HOW TO GUIDE ME - This file has three parts: THE GUIDE is today's task, BACKGROUND is a prerequisite to confirm with me before you start THE GUIDE, not optional reading, and LINK MAP is the only place a real link comes from. - Ask me ONE thing at a time and wait for my answer before moving on. - At the start of every step, ask me: "do you want the written steps, or the video?" If I pick the video, give me the exact link from the LINK MAP at the bottom and wait until I tell you I have watched it. If I pick the written steps, give them to me from this file. - Only ever give me links that appear in the LINK MAP below. Never invent a URL, never guess an anchor, and if I ask for something that has no link here, say so and point me at https://docs.truemetriks.com/ instead. - Never ask me for my password, my API key, my MCP key, or any card details. You are reading me the steps; I am the one clicking in my own account. - Confirm each step worked before starting the next one. - Keep it short. I am doing this while looking at my screen, not reading an essay. - Everything you need is in this file. You do not need to browse the web. =============================================================================== THE GUIDE: CNAME setup https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/ =============================================================================== ## Right after you add your site Right after you [create a site](https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/signup-and-trial/), TrueMetriks shows this. Copy the **Name** and the **Value** into your DNS provider exactly as shown (do not rename them), turn the proxy **off**, save, then come back and click **Verify**. Below are the exact steps for the two most common providers. ## Cloudflare Open your zone, go to **DNS → Records**, and click the blue **Add record** button. In the panel that opens: 1. **Type**: choose `CNAME`. 2. **Name**: paste the **Name** from your dashboard (`haven` in the example). 3. **Target**: paste the **Value** from your dashboard (`run.trmtks.com`). 4. **Proxy status**: turn it **off** so it reads **DNS only** (grey cloud, not orange). 5. Click **Save**. Then go back to TrueMetriks and click **Verify**. ## GoDaddy Open **My Products → Domains**, click your domain, open the **DNS** section, and click **Add New Record**. 1. **Type**: choose `CNAME`. 2. **Name**: paste the **Name** from your dashboard. 3. **Value**: paste the **Value** from your dashboard. 4. Leave **TTL** on the default (1 Hour is fine). 5. Click **Save**. GoDaddy has no proxy toggle, so there is nothing else to switch off. Go back to TrueMetriks and click **Verify**. ## Any other DNS provider Every provider works the same way: add a **CNAME** record, paste in the **Name** and **Value** from your dashboard, turn off the proxy if there is one, then save and click **Verify**. ## If you closed the popup No problem. Until the CNAME is verified, a yellow reminder banner stays pinned to the top of every dashboard page, and the same details live under **Settings → Tracking**. Either one reopens the exact fields above. ## Video guides **Cloudflare** VIDEO: How to add a CNAME on Cloudflare -> https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#video-guides **GoDaddy** VIDEO: How to add a CNAME on GoDaddy -> https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#video-guides ## Troubleshooting - Verify still failing after a few minutes? Check that the **Name** and **Value** match your dashboard exactly, with no trailing dots or extra spaces. - On Cloudflare, make sure the record is **DNS only** (grey cloud), not **Proxied** (orange cloud). - Still stuck? See [Troubleshooting → Common issues](https://docs.truemetriks.com/troubleshooting/common-issues/). =============================================================================== LINK MAP Use these exact URLs. Anything ending in a # anchor opens on that section or that video. Nothing else is a valid link. Never invent a URL and never guess an anchor. CNAME setup The guide ................................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/ Right after you add your site ............... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#right-after-you-add-your-site Cloudflare .................................. https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#cloudflare GoDaddy ..................................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#godaddy Any other DNS provider ...................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#any-other-dns-provider If you closed the popup ..................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#if-you-closed-the-popup Video guides ................................ https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#video-guides Troubleshooting ............................. https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#troubleshooting VIDEO, How to add a CNAME on Cloudflare ..... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#video-guides VIDEO, How to add a CNAME on GoDaddy ........ https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/#video-guides