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The easiest approach is simply to
[point the domain at scripts](http://scripts.mit.edu/faq/14/do-cnames-work-with-the-script-service)
*before* you set it up, but if you wish to migrate a currently
active website, you may want to have the vhost set up on scripts
before changing the DNS to avoid interruption.

If you want to do this, scripts will require that you create a file
in the root directory of your existing website. For instance, if
you are trying to add the domain “example.com” and it asks for the
file “scripts\_870shdfs8.html”, you should make sure that
http://example.com/scripts\_870shdfs8.html exists (though its
content is irrelevant).

If you want to use a wildcard (e.g. \*.example.com), you should
make sure that *all* subdomains matching the wildcard point to the
same place, and contain the file listed – for instance, for
\*.example.com, a.example.com, b.example.com and c.example.com
should all contain the file.