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ay Adding a Custom Domain to your VITA Toolkit site Planning to add your own custom Domain Name / custom URL? e.g. as "images.oursite.ca" Step 1: be sure you OWN that domain (have registered it) and know who is responsible in your organization for managing the DNS entries To test possible Domain Names search internic.ca Domains Name choices: Option A: Frequently, agencies have used a variation on an existing site name: e.g. the main site is “http://www.oursite.ca” and they have chosen a variation on that for their digital collections: e.g. “http://images.oursite.ca” or “http://news.oursite.ca” or something similar. At this point it is merely a matter of adding another entry to your existing DNS setup (assuming your organization manages the DNS) Option B: Others choose to use a completely new site name for their digital materials. (Either your organization manages the DNS OR ODW’s host manages the DNS) HINT: Sometimes it is helpful to know who owns a Domain that you have your heart set on. If you have a domain name in mind that you *think* that you should own/have rights to but seems you can't have it, you can lookup who actually currently owns it at http://www. ip- address. org/tracer/ip-whois.php Step 2: Option 1: your organization manages the DNS: Point that entry (e.g "images.yoursite.org") to 207.35.186.230 Of note — If you manage your own domain please remind your DNS manager that this needs to be done both for the internal and external DNS servers. Option 2: ODW’s host manages the DNS