# Cloud domains launched

Source: https://blog.fortrabbit.com/cloud-domains-launched
Published: 2026-11-10
Author: Frank Lämmer
Tags: changelog

> A readable test domain name under frbit.cloud. Free, no domain registration, no DNS.


Environments on the new platform answer on the default address built from its ID, like `en-34fdsa.eu-w1a.frbit.app`. It works right away. Here comes something to memorize.

## Thanks for the feedback

On the old platform, the app name was the ID. It was the test URL and the base of the credentials, the center of everything. People liked that. It came with quirks too: strict naming rules, and no way to rename an app. Even after deletion, the name was blocked for seven days. The new platform split the ID from the name, which fixed the quirks, but lost the memorable address. We discussed this a lot in the initial phases. Our lovely BETA testers noted that a downside. A cloud domain brings the memorable address back. And it can do one thing the old app name never could: move.

## Three domain types

| Type            | Example                      | DNS setup |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- | --------- |
| Default domain  | `en-34fdsa.eu-w1a.frbit.app` | None      |
| Cloud domain    | `my-shop.frbit.cloud`        | None      |
| External domain | `www.example.com`            | Required  |

The default domain was called test domain before. It is fixed to the environment ID and never changes. The cloud domain is optional, and you pick the name.

Cloud domains are free of charge.

## Pick a cloud domain name when creating an app

App creation suggests a cloud domain from the app name. Keep the suggestion, change it, or skip it. You can also add one later under domains in the dashboard. Names are first come, first served.

## Move a cloud domain

A cloud domain can move to another environment, also of another app or in another region. The address stays the same.

Say you build a feature in its own environment, and the client signs it off there. Move the cloud domain over to that environment. The link your client bookmarked keeps working and now shows the approved version.

## Use cases

- Side projects that don't deserve a registered domain
- Weekend hacks, shared with a link that a friend can type
- Client hand-over before go-live

## Outlook

As usual, this is the first iteration. For a production site, keep using an external domain on top. Tell us what is missing. .

- [Cloud domain docs with more details and limits](https://docs.fortrabbit.com/platform/domains/cloud-domain)

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- [Cloud domain docs](/platform/domains/cloud-domain)
- [Domain docs](/platform/objects/domain)