# Setting up Replit with an is-a.dev subdomain

# Creating a project

Follow the instructions in the Replit Workspace Guide on how to create a project.

# Connect your repl to your is-a.dev subdomain

Follow the instructions in the Replit Custom Domains Guide.

Only follow the "Connecting your domain to your repl" section, then return to this guide for the next steps.

# Creating the domain file

Create a JSON file inside domains directory (domains/subdomain.json) with the following content:

Note: Do not add any TXT records, even if Replit instructs you to do so.

{
    "owner": {
        "username": "your-github-username",
        "email": "me@example.com"
    },
    "records": {
        "CNAME": "siteid.id.repl.co"
    }
}

# Finish

Once your pull request has been merged you should be able to visit your new is-a.dev subdomain connected to your Replit site!

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