Setting up custom domains

You can set up a custom domain using Posterous. Here's the skinny:

1. Find a domain you like using Instant Domain Search. Most great domain names are taken, but there are a few gems out there left yet.
2. Register your domain using Go Daddy or register.com. This should usually cost about $10 per year. Avoid the extra fees around website hosting, and other services. All you need is a Domain Name Registration, probably for the period of 2 years.
   Using GoDaddy? See below for some additional screenshots of how to configure your domain.
3. Create an A record from the desired internet address to the following IP address hosted by Posterous: 67.207.139.81
4. Click Manage » Edit Site to set your custom domain to www.yourdomain.com.
5. You're done!

First, register an account and your desired domain name on GoDaddy. The tricky part is in setting up the correct values in the system. Here's how to do it:

1. From the main account page, click Domains » My Domains.
2. Then, click on the domain name you just registered.
3. Click Total DNS Control and MX records. Be sure to switch off forwarding as it will cause problems with your setup.
4. With a fresh setup, your screen should now look like this, with no A records. If there are existing ones, you may have to delete them, or be sure to handle any conflicts intelligently. Click Add A New A Record.
5. Enter @ for the hostname and 67.207.139.81 for the IP Address. Then click OK. This is if you wanted yourdomain.com to point to your Posterous blog. You can also put 'blog' instead of '@' here if you would like blog.yourdomain.com to point to Posterous instead.
6. Your setup should now look like this. If you had a previous setup beforehand, you may need to wait as long as the previous setting for TTL (Time to Live) from Step 5.
7. Back on Posterous Click Manage » Edit Site to set your custom domain to yourdomain.com.

You might find these links helpful:

• What is DNS and how does it work?
• Wikipedia: Domain Name Registrar