# Linking a domain to your server

To begin, you will need to get your numerical server ID (not to be confused with it's UUID). Your numerical server ID is a number. The easiest way to get this at the moment is on your server's manage server page where you can find the ID in the URL.

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Ok great, now you have your server ID you simply need to add a CNAME record pointing to `<your server ID>.site.bot-hosting.cloud`. For example with my ID, 8787, I would point it at `8787.site.bot-hosting.cloud`.

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You can set the name to `@` to use your root domain name without any subdomain.

## Getting a TLS certificate

{% hint style="info" %}
If you want to be able to visit your site with HTTPS you need a TLS certificate.
{% endhint %}

We recommend you use Cloudflare for getting a TLS certificate, it's free and works great. Firstly if you have not already, you need to move your domain's name servers to Cloudflare by signing up at <https://dash.cloudflare.com> and setting it up.

Then you need to setup a CNAME record same as above but this time make sure the `Proxy status` option is checked.

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But this alone won't work. Since you are now passing the connection through a proxy, we can't figure out what target you're connecting to, so you need to add a `TXT` record as well. This TXT record should contain `bh-server=<your server ID>`.

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Make sure you have SSL/TLS Encryption Mode set to flexible. Now you should be able to visit your domain through an HTTPS connection in your browser.

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