Setup guide

Put your portal on your own domain

Studio and Enterprise workspaces can serve Cutvey from a subdomain they own, like portal.yourstudio.com. Clients, crew, and your team all sign in there, with your branding. One DNS record, one click to verify. About ten minutes, most of it waiting on DNS.

What you get

Once your domain is active, it becomes your workspace's front door. The login page shows your logo and name, sign-in works for everyone you've added (clients, crew members, teammates), and invite emails automatically link to your domain instead of app.cutvey.com. Nobody you work with ever needs to know what software is behind it.

Before you start

You need three things: a Studio or Enterprise plan, a domain you own, and access to wherever its DNS is managed (GoDaddy, Cloudflare, Namecheap, DreamHost, Squarespace, or your registrar). If someone else manages your website, this is a one-line request to send them.

Step 1: Pick your subdomain

Choose a subdomain of your existing domain. You cannot use your bare domain (yourstudio.com) because that is your website; you want a dedicated address for the portal. Popular choices: portal.yourstudio.com, clients.yourstudio.com, app.yourstudio.com.

Step 2: Add one CNAME record at your DNS host

In your DNS provider's control panel, add a new record with these values:

FieldValue
TypeCNAME
Name / Hostportal (or whatever subdomain you chose)
Value / Points toapp.cutvey.com
TTLDefault is fine

Using Cloudflare? Set the record to DNS only (the grey cloud, not the orange one). Cutvey issues its own TLS certificate for your domain, and Cloudflare's proxy gets in the way of that.

Step 3: Tell Cutvey about it

In your workspace, go to Settings, then Integrations, and find the Custom domain card. Enter your full subdomain (for example portal.yourstudio.com) and save.

Step 4: Verify

Click Verify DNS on the same card. If the record has propagated, your domain flips to active immediately. If it fails, wait 15 to 60 minutes and try again; DNS changes are rarely instant. The first visit to your new address may take a few extra seconds while the security certificate is issued. After that it is instant, and the padlock is yours.

Troubleshooting

Verification fails after an hour. Double-check the CNAME points exactly to app.cutvey.com (no https://, no trailing dot needed). Confirm you added it on the right domain, and that no older record with the same name exists.

The page loads but shows a certificate warning. Almost always the Cloudflare proxy. Switch the record to DNS only and give it a few minutes.

A client says sign-ups are not available. That is by design. Your domain only signs in people you have added to your workspace. Add them as a client, crew member, or teammate and they will get an invite email pointing to your domain.

Next step: email from your domain

Studio and Enterprise can also send every workspace email (invites, sign-in codes, invoices) from their own domain. Same pattern: a few DNS records and a verify button. Follow the email domain setup guide.

Stuck? Contact support and include your domain and a screenshot of the DNS record; we will spot the issue quickly.