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Use a free PNTR subdomain with Vercel

PNTR gives you the hostname and DNS controls. Vercel tells you which record your project needs. Copy that project-specific value instead of relying on an old value from a tutorial.

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Vercel CLI/Shell
# Add the name to your project; the reply shows the TXT value if Vercel asks for onevercel api /v10/projects/YOUR_PROJECT/domains -X POST -F name=preview-lab.pntr.dev# After Verify with Vercel in PNTR, ask Vercel to check againvercel api /v9/projects/YOUR_PROJECT/domains/preview-lab.pntr.dev/verify -X POST

Setup

  1. 1

    Create the PNTR hostname

    Choose an available name such as preview-lab.pntr.dev. Keep the DNS record form open after creation.

  2. 2

    Add only that name to the Vercel project

    In Vercel, open the project, then Settings → Domains, and add the full name, such as preview-lab.pntr.dev, or use the CLI command below. Add only your own name: never pntr.dev or www.pntr.dev.

  3. 3

    Add the record Vercel shows in PNTR

    Vercel shows a CNAME (or an A record) for the name. Add that record in PNTR. A CNAME value is a host name only, such as f94cea7d31e91e75.vercel-dns-017.com, with no https:// and no path. PNTR sets records that point at Vercel to DNS only automatically. A CNAME cannot share its name with other records, so add nothing else at that name.

  4. 4

    If Vercel asks for a TXT at _vercel.pntr.dev

    When Vercel says the domain is linked to another account, it shows a TXT record at _vercel.pntr.dev whose value starts with vc-domain-verify=preview-lab.pntr.dev and a comma. In the PNTR dashboard, open the name, choose Verify with Vercel, and paste that value. Do not add it as a TXT record on your name, and never use Verify & Claim in Vercel.

  5. 5

    Verify in Vercel

    Wait a minute or two, then press Verify (or Refresh) in Vercel. Vercel issues the HTTPS certificate itself within a few minutes.

Before you ship

PNTR removes the Verify with Vercel value from _vercel.pntr.dev after 7 days, or as soon as the name is deleted, turned off, or transferred; the domain stays verified in Vercel. Add only your own name to the Vercel project, never pntr.dev or www.pntr.dev: values for those two are always refused. Names that look like a brand are refused too. If your name is refused and you think it should not be, email [email protected] with the value Vercel shows.

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