Can I change online.flippingbook.com to my own domain?

Note! This feature requires a one-time technical configuration on your website.

Most of our client's don't manage their company's websites. Simply share the DNS instructions in this article with your IT team, webmaster, or hosting provider.

Yes, it is possible to replace the online.flippingbook.com part of your links with a subdomain of your website, for example, brochures.mybrand.com. We call this feature Custom Domain.

It is available in FlippingBook Online Advanced, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Such branded URLs look much more professional when you share them. It also increases trust when your clients find your flipbooks on search engines. (According to bitly.com, a branded URL can increase click-through rates by up to 34%).

Want to learn more about Custom Domain?

How does a custom domain work?
What do I need to do to set up my custom domain?
How do I configure the CNAME?
How long does it take to activate or change my domain?
Can I change the view/123456789 part of the URL as well?
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How does a custom domain work?

Even though your flipbooks will appear under your own domain, they are still hosted on our cloud servers. You continue creating and managing your flipbooks in your FlippingBook Online account as usual.

We simply connect your account to your custom domain. Once this is set up, your branded link will open your flipbooks as if they are part of your own website.

To complete the setup, ask your IT team or a hosting provider to make a small one-time change in your domain settings. This is done in your website settings, where you manage your domain (for example, your domain provider’s website such as GoDaddy).

After that, all your current and future flipbooks will automatically be available through your custom domain.

If you have any questions or are unsure about any step, our Support team will be happy to clarify the process and answer questions.

What do I need to do to set up my custom domain?

Custom Domains are available for the Advanced, Team, and Enterprise plans only. If you use a lower FlippingBook plan, you need to upgrade your account to at least Advanced.

You need to own a domain (like yoursite.com) and have access to its settings in your domain provider’s account (for example, GoDaddy), where you manage where your domain points.

Setting up a custom domain requires 4 steps:

Choose your subdomain
Pick your address (e.g., catalogs.yoursite.com or publications.yoursite.com). Must be a subdomain. We can't use yoursite.com directly. You can change it later, but old links will stop working.
Ask your IT team to add one DNS record
In your domain settings, add a CNAME that points your subdomain to our service. (catalogs.yoursite.com needs to point to online.flippingbook.com). Usually, it is done by your IT team, webmaster, or hosting provider. See the detailed guide in the next section of this article.
Contact our support
Let us know about your subdomain. We’ll verify it, finish setup, and issue a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt.
Update embeds (if needed)
If you’ve embedded flipbooks before, regenerate the embed code so full-screen mode works correctly.

How do I configure the CNAME?

To set up the CNAME, it’s best to contact the administrator of your website or your hosting provider for assistance. The general way to create a CNAME record for a domain publications.yourdomain.com is outlined in the instructions below.

Open the DNS management page of the hosting provider where you host yourdomain.com.
Create a CNAME record. The exact field names may differ in different control panels. to set up a custom domain like catalog.yourdomain.com:
- Name — “publications”. In some control panels, the record name must specify the full name, such as "publications.yourdomain.com.".
- Value — “online.flippingbook.com.”
- TTL (Time to Live) — there is generally no need to change this, but we advise no more than 600.

The exact way of adding a CNAME record depends on your domain provider.

Here are instructions from some popular domain providers:

GoDaddy
Bluehost
HostGator
Dreamhost
EasyDNS
SiteGround
If you use Cloudflare, ensure that your CNAME record is not proxied through Cloudflare. (Click on the orange cloud icon and it should turn grey.)

If in doubt, please ask your hosting provider for help.

How long does it take to activate or change my domain?

After we set up your custom domain, it usually starts working within an hour, though it can occasionally take up to 24 hours or more. Unfortunately, we can't speed this up—it's just how the internet works. Domain Name Servers across the internet store records of which domain points to which server, and these updates take time to propagate.

Can I change the view/123456789 part of the URL as well?

Yes, after we have set up your custom domain, you can easily change the second part of the URL in your account. So you can have a fully customized URL like publications.mydomain.com/newsletter-june-2025. Learn more in our article Customizing your flipbook URL.