If you don't have a CMS — or just want the simplest setup — PilotScribe can publish to a blog it hosts for you, served on your own domain (e.g. blog.yourcompany.com) so the SEO builds your brand, not ours. You set this up in the Publishing tab; it takes one CNAME and an ownership-verification record, and SSL is automatic.

Connect your domain

Point a DNS record at PilotScribe and verify ownership — the certificate is then provisioned for you.

Add your domain in PilotScribe. In app.pilotscribe.com, open your site, go to the Publishing tab and enter the custom domain you want to use. PilotScribe returns the exact records to create.
Point a CNAME to the provided target. In your DNS provider, create a CNAME record for your blog subdomain pointing to the target PilotScribe gives you.
Add the ownership verification record. PilotScribe also returns a verification record — add it in your DNS exactly as shown so we can confirm you control the domain.
Wait for SSL to provision. Once DNS resolves, SSL provisioning takes about 15–30 minutes. The domain status flips from pending to active when it's ready — no further action needed.

Status reference

Status	What it means
`pending`	DNS or SSL is still being checked/provisioned. Allow ~15–30 min.
`active`	Domain is verified, SSL is live, and your blog is being served on it.
`error`	Verification or SSL failed (often a missing/incorrect DNS record). Re-check the CNAME and verification record, then remove and re-add the domain.

Still pending after 30 minutes? Double-check the CNAME and verification records, then see Troubleshooting — or go back to all connect guides.