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✅ Validating Your Custom Domain

To use a custom domain with your podcast (like feed.mypodcast.com), you'll first need to validate ownership of the domain.

1. Open Your Show Settings

  • In your Yellowball dashboard, click your show name at the top.
  • Click the gear icon next to the show you want to configure.

Show Settings

2. Go to the Domains Tab

  • On the Edit Show screen, select the Domains tab.

3. Enter Your Domain

  • Type in the root domain you want to use (don’t include a subdomain).

  • ✅ Example: If you own mypodcast.com, enter just mypodcast.com.

  • If you don’t already own a domain, you’ll need to purchase one.
    I personally recommend Porkbun, but any registrar will work.

4. Save Your Domain

  • Once you’ve entered your domain, click Save. Adding Custom Domain

5. Validate Ownership

  • Yellowball will now show you a TXT record to add to your domain's DNS settings. Show Domain TXT Record

  • Head to your registrar or DNS provider and add the record exactly as shown.

  • This step confirms that you control the domain.
  • DNS changes can take up to 24 hours to propagate, but they usually go through within 15 minutes.

🛠 Help Docs from Common Providers

If you're not sure where to add DNS records, here are links to the official documentation for popular registrars:

6. Confirm Domain Validation

Once DNS is configured correctly, you’ll see a ✅ green checkmark next to your domain in Yellowball — that means it’s successfully validated! Show Domain Validated

Important: Don’t remove the TXT record from your DNS settings. Yellowball uses it to confirm domain ownership. If it’s removed, your custom URLs for your feed and website will stop working.

Next steps:

💬 Need Help?

If you're unsure or run into any trouble, open a support ticket and we’ll walk you through it.