--- title: "Lovable custom domain stuck on Verifying or Setting up" description: "Lovable domains stall on Verifying when the A or TXT record is wrong or proxied. How to check your DNS, fix Cloudflare and CAA issues and go Live." url: https://whocanfixmyapp.com/problems/lovable-custom-domain-stuck-verifying --- [Home](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/) / [Problems](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/problems) / [Deploy and go live](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/problems#deploy-and-go-live) # Lovable custom domain stuck on Verifying or Setting up VC-14 · Lovable · Updated October 2026 · By [Nathaniel Kelley](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/authors/nathaniel-kelley) Quick verdict You can fix this yourself. A DNS record fix, 10 minutes plus waiting. - **How serious**: Low - **Fix it yourself?**: Yes, you can fix this yourself - **Typical cost**: $49–$800 one-off check if you want it done for you ([prices](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/pricing)) - **Top rated for Lovable**: [Afterbuild Labs](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/companies/afterbuild-labs) · **10.0**/10 **What you see.** Your domain in Lovable has shown Verifying or Setting up for hours, and the site is not reachable there. ## Why it happens Lovable connects a domain in two stages. **Verifying** means it is looking for two DNS records at your registrar: an A record pointing to `185.158.133.1` and a TXT record at `_lovable` whose value starts with `lovable_verify=`. If either is missing, mistyped or hidden behind a proxy, verification cannot finish, and after one hour the status becomes **Unable to verify**. **Setting up** means verification passed and Lovable is issuing the SSL certificate. That stalls when a CAA record at your registrar forbids Lovable's certificate authorities, or when stray AAAA or old A records still point elsewhere. Cloudflare users hit this most, because the orange cloud proxy hides the real record. DNS changes usually apply within hours but can take up to 72 hours, so a status that looks stuck may simply be waiting. ## Fix it yourself 1. In Lovable open **Settings → Domains**, click the three dots next to the domain and choose **Configure** to see the exact A and TXT values. 2. At your registrar, compare each record character by character. The TXT host is `_lovable` for a root domain. Remove any AAAA records and old A or CNAME records for the same host. 3. On Cloudflare, set the Lovable records to **DNS only**, the grey cloud, not Proxied. Lovable's docs tie errors 1001 and 1003 to this. 4. Back in Lovable click **Check status**. If the status is **Stalled** or **Failed**, click **Retry** rather than deleting the domain. 5. If stuck on **Setting up**, look for CAA records at your registrar. Allow letsencrypt.org, pki.goog and ssl.com, or remove the CAA block. 6. Make sure the project is published and you are on a paid plan. Then add the new domain to your auth redirect URLs so sign-in works on it. ## When to get an engineer Most founders finish this alone. Hire when your registrar panel is confusing, when the domain also runs email you cannot risk breaking, or when sign-in fails after the domain goes live. An engineer needs registrar access or a screenshot of all records, plus the Lovable domain status. This is a one-off check at the bottom of the $49–$800 band, usually done in a day. See [our Lovable guide](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/guides/lovable) for the rest of launch. ## Top-rated companies for Lovable apps Ranked by our score: published prices, scope of work, AI tools named, timing and a low-risk first step. [How we score](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/methodology#score). - 1 · [Afterbuild Labs](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/companies/afterbuild-labs) · **10.0**/10 · Best for: A check before launch · Free first step · from $49 - 2 · [Redlab](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/companies/redlab) · **10.0**/10 · Best for: A full rescue by one team that keeps building · Free first step · from $490 - 3 · [Vibe Code Rescue (Lev Arakelyan)](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/companies/vibe-code-rescue-lev-arakelyan) · **9.0**/10 · Best for: A one-off check and a cleanup · From $299 [All 59 Lovable companies, ranked](https://whocanfixmyapp.com/best/lovable-developers) ## Check these AUTH-01 · High Sign-up confirmation and password reset work end to end Use a real inbox. Check that the link arrives, points to your live domain, and works once. OPS-03 · High Errors reach you before users do Add error monitoring and uptime alerts. If you learn about outages from customers, this is missing. COST-03 · Medium Key pages load fast on a phone Run PageSpeed Insights on the home page and the main app screen, on mobile. ## Questions ### How long should Verifying take? Lovable says DNS changes usually apply within a few hours but can take up to 72 hours. After one hour without detection it shows Unable to verify, which clears once the records are right. ### Do I need to re-add the domain after a failure? No. Lovable's docs say to click Retry on Stalled or Failed. Deleting and re-adding only restarts the wait. 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