Carrd not loading

Updated 11 October 2026

Short answer

Carrd hosts your site, so if it loads on its carrd.co address but not on your own domain, the problem is the domain. Check the domain is entered in your site's publish settings and the site was published again, then check your DNS records match what Carrd shows. Carrd issues the SSL certificate automatically only once DNS is in place and has fully updated, which its docs say can take up to an hour.

What's the problem

Your Carrd site doesn't load on your domain, shows a certificate warning, or only works with or without www.

Why it happens

  • The domain isn't set in Carrd's publish settings, or the site wasn't republished.
  • DNS records missing or wrong at your registrar, or registrar parking records still there.
  • Only one of the root domain and www has records.
  • SSL isn't issued yet because DNS hasn't finished updating.

How to fix it

  1. Check the site loads on its carrd.co address.
  2. Enter your domain in the site's publish settings and publish again.
  3. Add the DNS records Carrd shows, for both the root domain and www, and delete conflicting or parking records.
  4. Wait for DNS and SSL, up to an hour for the certificate once DNS is right.

What Preventionlabs checks

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Sources

  1. Carrd: Setting up SSLofficial docsAn SSL certificate will be automatically issued for the site once the DNS records for its domain or subdomain are in place and have fully propagated.
  2. Carrd: Setting up SSLofficial docsNote that this process can sometimes take up to an hour to complete (depending on your domain or DNS provider)

Related

Domain not working Check three things in order: the domain hasn't expired, its nameservers are the ones you expect, and its DNS records point at your current host. "Your connection is not private" The browser couldn't verify your site's certificate: it's expired, for the wrong domain, or not trusted. Fix or renew it on your server. DNS propagation: how long it takes A record change reaches everyone within its TTL, often minutes to hours. A nameserver change can take up to 24 hours. Here's how to check and speed it up. Framer error Most Framer site problems are the custom domain: wrong or extra DNS records, AAAA records blocking SSL, or a Cloudflare proxy. Check DNS against Framer.

Preventionlabs is independent and not affiliated with Carrd. Product names are used only to describe the problem.

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