How Ploy works with your domain

Enter a domain to see exactly how traffic flows once you connect it to Ploy — what Ploy serves directly, and what falls through to your existing site.

Enter without https:// or a trailing slash, e.g. acme-corp.com. Ploy scans your live site to detect its platform — nothing is changed.

Matched routes are served by Ploy via route rules. A fallback origin points everything else at your existing site.

Visitor

Requests your-domain.com

DNS records you add at your registrar
A@207.207.209.209apex / root domain
CNAMEwwwproxy.runploy.comwww subdomain
Ploy edge

DNS points your-domain.com at proxy.runploy.com. Ploy terminates SSL and decides where each route goes.

route rules — split by URL
Pages built in Ploy

Routes matched by your route rules are served directly from Ploy — fast, SEO-preserved, and editable.

your-domain.com/pricing
  • your-domain.com/Ploy
  • your-domain.com/pricingPloy
  • your-domain.com/aboutPloy
  • your-domain.com/blog/launchPloy
Fallback origin — your existing site

Unmatched routes proxy to your current host until you migrate them.

your-domain.com/app
  • your-domain.com/appOrigin
  • your-domain.com/loginOrigin
  • your-domain.com/dashboardOrigin
  • your-domain.com/settingsOrigin

This is the default routing for any connected domain. Enter your domain above to see it mapped to your live site.

How it works

  1. You point DNS at Ploy. A single CNAME (or apex A record) sends your domain's traffic to Ploy's edge. Generate the exact records on the DNS Setup Reference.
  2. Ploy terminates SSL. Ploy provisions and renews an SSL certificate for your domain automatically once DNS is verified.
  3. Matched routes are served from Ploy. Any page you've built or migrated into Ploy is served directly from Ploy's edge — fast and with SEO preserved.
  4. Everything else falls back to your origin. Routes that don't exist in Ploy are proxied to your existing site, so nothing breaks while you migrate. Configure this with Routing Rules and Fallback Origins.

This lets you adopt Ploy gradually — run a few high-value pages on Ploy first, keep the rest on your current host, and move more over time without a risky big-bang migration.

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