Hi there, can someone please assist me with this, because HubSpot are not being of any help here. If I connect a domain such as abc.com to my HubSpot, do I have to be paying our domain provider for hosting on this domain to be able to connect content.abc.com blog.abc.com etc and have it work?
Hi @HubspotUserNZ,
Great question, it can definitely be confusing. Here’s how it works with HubSpot and domain hosting:
When you connect a domain like abc.com to HubSpot (for things like landing pages, blogs, or website content), HubSpot does the hosting for that content on the connected subdomains (e.g., content.abc.com, blog.abc.com).
However, you still need to keep paying your domain provider (registrar) to maintain ownership and DNS management of your domain.
Your domain provider is where your domain is registered, and you’ll use their DNS settings to point your subdomains (like blog.abc.com) to HubSpot’s servers via CNAME or A records.
So in short:
- HubSpot hosts the content once your domain/subdomains are connected correctly.
- You still pay your domain provider for domain registration and DNS hosting.
If you cancel your domain registration, your domain and subdomains will stop working everywhere, including HubSpot.
Hope that clears it up!
Jess