# Customize CMS domain

To help your editors find the CMS URL, or to provide a more white-labeled solution, you can customize the URL of your project's CMS. Instead of the default `yourproject.admin.datocms.com`, you can use your own domain, like `cms.mycompany.com`.

To do so, first make sure the `CNAME` record of your domain's DNS points to `admin.datocms.com`, then go to your dashboard and follow along:

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> [!NOTE] The CMS domain only affects the DatoCMS admin area
> Please note that this domain only affects your CMS admin area, the place you normally go to edit your project and its models and records.
> 
> It does NOT affect the domain name for:
> 
> -   Your frontend (see [How your website and DatoCMS work together](https://www.datocms.com/docs/general-concepts/how-your-website-and-datocms-work-together.md) )
>     
> -   Your DatoCMS account dashboard (dashboard.datocms.com)

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- [Customize CMS domain](https://www.datocms.com/docs/general-concepts/customize-cms-admin-domain.md)
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- [DatoCMS Site Search](https://www.datocms.com/docs/general-concepts/site-search.md)
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- [How your website and DatoCMS work together](https://www.datocms.com/docs/general-concepts/how-your-website-and-datocms-work-together.md)
- [How to deploy](https://www.datocms.com/docs/general-concepts/deployment.md)
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