Temporary domains on Flywheel

Updated on October 31st, 2022

Every site created on Flywheel comes with a temporary domain, making the site immediately accessible to you even before you point your own domain name to it. These domains reside at either flywheelsites.com or mysites.io (if you have a Growth Suite plan).

Create a custom temporary domain

When you first create a site on Flywheel, you’re given the option of customizing the temporary domain. If you leave this field blank, we will generate a random URL for you.

Note

If a particular custom URL is currently in use, or has been used in the last 48 hours, it may not be available. We suggest trying a different variation.

Reference your site’s temporary domain

Once your site is created, you’ll be able to access it in your browser using this URL. For reference, it’s displayed on the site dashboard under the site name.

Edit the temporary domain

To choose a new temporary domain, hover the 3-dot menu in the “Domains” box on the site’s Flywheel dashboard and select Edit Temporary Domain.
From there, you can create your own temporary domain, or have Flywheel generate a random one for you.

Note

For more information about adding domains to your site, see the help articles: Set up my DNS and Point multiple domains at my website

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