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How do I set up a secure custom tracking domain in Hostgator?


Custom tracking domains allow you to use any domain you want for your Smart Links and Rotators.

And, if you want to do any social media or email marketing with Smart Links, setting up a custom tracking domain is required – because you can’t use our generic clkmg.com and clkmr.com tracking domains for either of those things.

But, even if you’re not doing social media or email marketing, you may still want to use custom tracking domains for the “branding” and other benefits they provide.

This article shows you step by step exactly how to set it up …

 
Note: We strongly recommend buying an entirely new domain to be used only for tracking as this is safer for you and much simpler to set up.


Setting up a custom tracking domain requires modifying the domain’s DNS records. If you do this incorrectly for a domain already pointing to an existing website, you could temporarily break your website.

With all that being said, please select whether you will use a new domain or if you want to use an existing domain …


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Article 670 Last updated: 11/13/2025 1:23:59 AM
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