Adding and Organizing Domains

ElasticDomain supports monitoring any publicly accessible domain - you don't need to own it or have DNS access to it. This guide covers adding domains individually, importing in bulk, and keeping your portfolio organized.

Adding a Single Domain

1. Click Add Domain (top right of the dashboard).
2. Enter the domain name. Use the bare domain format: example.com, not https://www.example.com.
3. Select a domain type (explained below).
4. Optionally set a folder, tags, and check interval.
5. Click Add Domain.

The first scan starts immediately.

Domain Types

Domain types categorize what you're doing with each domain:

Type	Use For
Owned	Domains you registered yourself
Competitor	Domains belonging to competitors
Watchlist	Domains you're monitoring but don't own - for-sale, expiring, or brand-defensive
Client	Domains you manage on behalf of clients
Investment	Domain portfolio assets held for resale or development

Domain type affects how domains are grouped in reports and which alert presets are offered when you add the domain.

Check Intervals

Each domain can be configured to scan on a different schedule:

Interval	Best For
Every 6 hours	Critical production domains
Every 24 hours	Standard monitoring (default)
Weekly	Low-priority watchlist domains
Manual only	Domains you want to scan on demand

You can change the interval at any time from the domain detail page → Settings tab.

Folders

Folders group domains visually in the dashboard. Good examples:

• Production - live domains in active use
• Staging - development and testing domains
• Clients / [Client Name] - per-client groupings for agencies
• Watchlist - domains you're watching but don't control
• Expired - domains that have lapsed (for tracking purposes)

Create a folder by typing a new name in the folder field when adding or editing a domain.

Tags

Tags are free-form labels. Unlike folders (one folder per domain), a domain can have multiple tags. Useful tag patterns:

• Technology: wordpress, cloudflare, shopify
• Status: critical, needs-renewal, expiring-soon
• Client or project: client-acme, project-rebrand

Filter the dashboard by tag to see all domains sharing a characteristic.

Bulk Import via CSV

To add many domains at once:

1. Go to Dashboard → Import.
2. Download the CSV template.
3. Fill in the columns: domain, type, folder, tags, checkInterval.
4. Upload the file.
5. Review the preview (shows any invalid rows).
6. Click Import All.

The import creates a background job. You'll see progress in the dashboard as domains are added and their initial scans complete.

CSV column reference:

Column	Required	Values
domain	Yes	e.g. example.com
type	No	OWNED, COMPETITOR, WATCHLIST, CLIENT, INVESTMENT
folder	No	Any text
tags	No	Comma-separated, e.g. wordpress,critical
checkInterval	No	6h, 24h, 7d, manual

Workspaces

If you manage domains for multiple clients or brands, workspaces let you keep them completely separate - each with its own domain list, alert rules, and team members.

Switch workspaces from the workspace selector in the sidebar. Each workspace has its own credit balance.

Deleting a Domain

Open the domain detail page → Settings → Delete Domain. Deletion removes all scan history and alert rules for that domain. This cannot be undone.