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Using a Custom Domain

Your taplist lives at yourbrewery.taplists.raspberrypints.com, but you may want customers to access it from your own domain — something like taplist.mybrewery.com or menu.mybrewery.com. There are a few ways to do this.

Option 1: Embed Widget (Recommended)

The best way to show your taplist on your own website is the Embed Widget (Basic plan and above). It drops a live, auto-updating taplist directly into any page on your site.

Why This is the Best Option

  • Lives on your actual website alongside your other content
  • Fully customizable layout, theme, colors, and fields
  • Responsive — works on mobile and desktop
  • No iframe quirks or SEO issues
  • Auto-refreshes on a configurable interval

How to Set It Up

  1. Go to Embed in your admin sidebar
  2. Customize the layout, theme, and fields
  3. Copy the embed code
  4. Paste it into your website (works with Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Shopify, and any platform that supports custom HTML)

See the Embed page in your admin panel for platform-specific instructions.

Option 2: Domain Forwarding with Masking

Most domain registrars offer a "forward with masking" feature. This loads your taplist in a full-page iframe while keeping your custom domain in the browser's address bar.

How to Set It Up

The exact steps vary by registrar, but the general process is:

  1. Log into your domain registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, etc.)
  2. Go to DNS or domain forwarding settings
  3. Create a forward for your domain or subdomain (e.g., taplist.mybrewery.com)
  4. Set the destination to your taplist URL: https://yourbrewery.taplists.raspberrypints.com
  5. Enable masking (sometimes called "frame redirect" or "URL masking")
  6. Save and wait for DNS to propagate (can take up to 24 hours)

Limitations

  • Mobile quirks — Some mobile browsers handle iframes differently, which can affect scrolling or touch behavior
  • No deep linking — The address bar always shows your domain, never the actual taplist URL
  • SEO — Search engines generally don't index masked/iframed content well
  • HTTPS — Your custom domain needs its own SSL certificate for the address bar to show as secure

Registrar-Specific Guides

GoDaddy: Domain Settings > Forwarding > Add Forwarding > Enable "Forward with Masking"

Namecheap: Domain List > Manage > Redirect Domain > Enable "Masked Redirect"

Cloudflare: Does not support frame masking directly. Use a Cloudflare Worker or the embed widget instead.

Option 3: Simple Redirect

If you just want your custom domain to send people to your taplist (without masking the URL), set up a standard 301 redirect. The URL in the browser will change to yourbrewery.taplists.raspberrypints.com, but this is the simplest and most reliable option.

Most registrars support this under domain forwarding settings — just skip the masking option.

Which Option Should I Use?

  • Taplist on your existing website — Use the Embed Widget. It integrates naturally with your site and looks professional.
  • Standalone taplist on your own domain — Use Domain Forwarding with Masking. Quick to set up, no code needed.
  • Just want a short URL — Use a Simple Redirect. Most reliable, zero maintenance.

Tips

  • QR codes — If you use domain masking or a redirect, you can generate QR codes pointing to your custom domain instead of the RaspberryPints URL
  • Test on mobile — Always test the final result on a phone to make sure scrolling and touch work as expected
  • Staff training — Make sure your staff knows the customer-facing URL, whether it's your custom domain or the default RaspberryPints URL