If your organization requires a custom domain, which hosting option should you choose?

• A. Cloud
• B. Data Center
• C. Server
• D. Hybrid

Answer: (C)

A custom domain is about controlling the web endpoint and the security setup for your Confluence instance. When you host on the server (self-managed) option, you run Confluence in your own infrastructure, where you have full control over DNS settings, the web server (like Nginx or Apache), and TLS certificates. This makes it straightforward to map your domain (for example, confluence.yourdomain.com) to the instance and terminate SSL with your own certificate. Cloud hosting typically provides Atlassian-provided URLs and doesn’t easily support presenting a fully branded domain, while other topologies either rely on hosted infrastructure or mix environments, which adds complexity for consistent domain mapping. So for organizations that require a custom domain, the self-hosted server deployment offers the necessary control and flexibility.