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Are naked domains on heroku still unsafe when using DNSimple's ALIAS record?

We're hosting a Rails 3 app on Heroku. Heroku suggests redirecting naked domains (example.com) to sub-domains (www.example.com) when using their service. This is because they prefer CNAMES over A records (since their IP address might occasionally change).

However, personally I'd prefer to use a naked domain (instead of www) for our site. We're using DNSimple to manage the DNS for our site. If we use their ALIAS feature, does this mean that we should be able redirect all traffic to the naked domain without any worry?

Also, is there anything else we should be aware of when using a naked domain on Heroku, besides following this advice in regards to SSL?

Solution

  • DNSimple ALIAS record negates the problems usually experienced with naked domain so you will be fine.