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Intro Guide to Setting up a Custom Hashnode Blog Sub Domain on Netlifyby@thisguymartin
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Intro Guide to Setting up a Custom Hashnode Blog Sub Domain on Netlify

by Martin PatinoJanuary 24th, 2022
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The DNS propagation can take up to 24 hours to complete. You can see [blog.com] now hosting Hashnode custom subdomain blog. You have your own personal website hosted on Netlify, but want to start writing like I am and create a blog using Hashnode? How does one do that and is it possible to set up a custom sub domain with Hash node? The answer is yes. Click on 'Add a New Record' and in the fields available just fill out the following fields. Name: blog or any subdomain of your choice.

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So you have your own personal website hosted on Netlify, but want to start writing like I am and create a blog using Hashnode? How does one do that and is it possible to set up a custom subdomain with Hashnode? The answer is yes.


  1. Login in to your Netlify account and click on the domain app you want to set up a subdomain. I am choosing martinpatino.com.


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  1. Click on Domain Settings button Screen Shot 2021-08-31 at 9.15.38 PM.png

3.Under Domains and click on ** Go to DNS Panel** on the domain you want to target. Screen Shot 2021-08-31 at 9.19.16 PM.png

  1. Next just click on "Add a New Record" and enter the following DNS Settings and in the fields available just fill out the following
Record Type: CNAME

Name: blog or any subdomain of your choice

Value: hashnode.network

Result:

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That is pretty much it for Netlify so congrats on this part. Now all that is left is complete the set up on the Hashnode side.


  1. Under Domains in the dashboard settings, you will just add a custom domain such as blog.martinpatino.com. The DNS propagation can take up to 24 hours to complete.

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You can see blog.martinpatino.com now hosting Hashnode custom subdomain blog ☕