1. In Pardot, navigate to Admin | Domain Management.
2. Scroll to Tracker Domains, and click +Add Tracker Domain.
3. Work with your IT team or hosting provider to set up a CNAME record for the subdomain you want to use with Pardot. Set the record to point to go.pardot.com.
4. Work with your IT team or hosting provider to add validation keys to your root domain (the domain to which your subdomain belongs). You can add the validation key in two ways.Copy the domain’s validation key from the Tracker Domain table in Pardot. Then work with your hosting provider to set up a TXT record with an empty host. If an empty host isn’t allowed, use the at (@) symbol. Paste the domain’s validation key into the TXT record.From the Tracker Domain table in Pardot, click Tools, then click Download Validation File. Add the downloaded file to the root domain. For example, if your tracker domain is www2.example.com and the validation file’s name is pardot_1234.txt: http://example.com/pardot_1234.txt or http://www.example.com/pardot_1234.txt.
5. Copy the domain’s validation key from the Tracker Domain table in Pardot. Then work with your hosting provider to set up a TXT record with an empty host. If an empty host isn’t allowed, use the at (@) symbol. Paste the domain’s validation key into the TXT record.
6. From the Tracker Domain table in Pardot, click Tools, then click Download Validation File. Add the downloaded file to the root domain. For example, if your tracker domain is www2.example.com and the validation file’s name is pardot_1234.txt: http://example.com/pardot_1234.txt or http://www.example.com/pardot_1234.txt.
7. Wait for your DNS to propagate, which can take up to 24 hours.
8. From the Tracker Domain table in Pardot, click the gear icon for your domain, and clickValidate.