# Domains

> Change your free subdomain or connect your own domain with DNS verification.

Source: https://sofra.tablixai.com/docs/domains

Section: Set up your restaurant

Every restaurant gets a free address on `sofra.tablixai.com`. You manage addresses on the **Domains** tab of the restaurant in the portal.

## Change your subdomain

- Pick a new name of 3 to 30 letters, numbers or dashes. It cannot start or end with a dash.
- Reserved names and names used by another restaurant are rejected.
- The new address replaces the old Sofra address immediately. Any custom domains you have connected are kept.

## Connect your own domain

> **Available on Pro Plus and above:** Custom domains require the Pro Plus plan and an active subscription.

1. **Add the domain.** Enter a domain such as `orders.myrestaurant.com`. Addresses under `sofra.tablixai.com` are managed with the subdomain setting instead. You can have up to five domains waiting for verification.
2. **Add the TXT record.** Sofra shows a TXT record to create at your DNS provider: the name is `_sofra-verify.<your-domain>` and the value is a unique token.
3. **Point the domain at Sofra.** Create a CNAME for your domain to the target shown on the page (by default `app.sofra.tablixai.com`).
4. **Verify.** Choose **Verify**. Sofra looks up the TXT record. If it is not found yet, you are told DNS changes can take a few minutes to propagate; try again shortly. When it matches, the domain becomes active.

> **Note:** A restaurant must always keep at least one domain. To remove its last real domain, add another first. A pending domain can be removed at any time.

> **Where your branding shows:** Staff sign in on whichever domain you use. The public booking page and coming-soon page also use the restaurant’s name and logo.