Using Your Own Domain Name with Your Station Website Print

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After you publish your station website, you can show it on your own domain (e.g. www.myradio.com). There are three ways to do this, from easiest to most advanced. Your exact codes are shown in Settings ? Custom Domain.

First, enter your domain in Settings ? Profile, then follow one of the methods below.

Method 1: Simple redirect (easiest)

  1. Log in to your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap and so on).
  2. Find the Forwarding or Redirect settings.
  3. Forward yourdomain.com to https://v10.shoutcastwidgets.com/site/YOURID.
  4. Save, then wait 5–10 minutes.

Pros: quick, no technical knowledge needed. Cons: the browser address changes to our site address.

Method 2: Iframe page (keeps your domain)

  1. Create an index.html file with the code below. Replace YOURID with your site ID, or copy the ready-made version from Settings ? Custom Domain.
  2. Upload it to your web hosting (FTP, cPanel File Manager, etc.).
  3. Make sure your domain points at that hosting.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>My Radio Station</title>
    <style>
        body, html { margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 100%; overflow: hidden; }
        iframe { border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <iframe src="https://v10.shoutcastwidgets.com/site/YOURID" allow="autoplay; fullscreen"></iframe>
</body>
</html>

Method 3: Reverse proxy (advanced)

For a VPS or dedicated server running Nginx or Apache with an SSL certificate, you can serve the site through a reverse proxy. The Nginx and Apache configurations are in Settings ? Custom Domain.

Important: put any proxy .htaccess rules only in your custom domain's own folder, never in your main website's .htaccess. The wrong location can cause a 500 error or a redirect loop.

SEO

Set your page title, description, keywords, favicon and analytics in Settings ? SEO Settings. The ready-made iframe code in Settings includes them automatically.


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