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To add a custom domain for heroku app, please follow the procedure below

step 1: Point your domain CNAME record to your heroku application url

Example: www.Kenyawebexperts.co.ke to point to kenyawebexperts.heroku.com

This can be domain within cpanel advanced DNS manager or within the domain DNS manager in our client area
Please follow this guide to learn how to use the DNS manager


Step 2: Add your domain within heroku control panel

To add a custom domain, use the domains:add command in the Heroku CLI:

$ heroku domains:add www.example.com
Adding www.example.com to example... done
!  Configure your app's DNS provider to point to the DNS Target example.herokuapp.com
!  For help, see https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/custom-domains


Step 3: :Ping kenyawebexperts.heroku.com to obtain the IP
Then point the domain A record to the Ip address.

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