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title: Customize the Domain and Namespace
description: By default, the Ping Autonomous Identity URL and domain for the UI console is set to autoid-ui.forgerock.com, and the URL and domain for the self-service feature is autoid-selfservice.forgerock.com.
component: autonomous-identity
version: 2022.11.12
page_id: autonomous-identity:admin-guide:chap-customize-domain
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/autonomous-identity/2022.11.12/admin-guide/chap-customize-domain.html
---

# Customize the Domain and Namespace

By default, the Ping Autonomous Identity URL and domain for the UI console is set to `autoid-ui.forgerock.com`, and the URL and domain for the self-service feature is `autoid-selfservice.forgerock.com`.

Customize domain and namespace:

1. Customize the domain name and target environment by editing the `/autoid-config/vars.xml` file. By default, the domain name is set to `forgerock.com` and the target environment is set to `autoid`. The default Ping Autonomous Identity URL will be: `https://autoid-ui.forgerock.com`. For example, we set the domain name to `abc.com` and the target environment to `myid`:

   ```
   domain_name: forgerock.com
   target_environment: autoid
   ```

2. If you set up your domain name and target environment in the previous step, you need to change the certificates to reflect the changes. Ping Autonomous Identity generates self-signed certificates for its default configuration. You must generate new certificates as follows:

   1. Generate the private key (that is, `privatekey.pem`).

      ```
      $ openssl genrsa 2048 > privatekey.pem
      ```

   2. Generate the certificate signing request.

      ```
      $ openssl req -new -key privatekey.pem -out csr.pem
      ```

   3. Generate the Diffie-Hellman (DH) parameters file (dhparam4096.pem).

      ```
      $ openssl dhparam -out dhparam4096.pem 4096
      ```

   4. Create a self-signing certificate.

      ```
      $ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in csr.pem -signkey privatekey.pem -out server.crt
      ```

   5. Use your Certificate Authority (CA) to sign the certificate. The certificate must be `server.crt`.

   6. Copy the files to the `/autoid-config/certs` directory.

   7. Make the domain changes on your DNS server or update your `/etc/hosts` file locally on your machine.