System and method for automatic configuration of domain names by third parties

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network, a request from a third party service to create a custom domain name link to the third party service on behalf of a user, the request identifying a custom domain name and the third party service;
• accessing, by the at least one server, a third party service link database to identify an entry for the third party service specifying an Internet protocol (IP) address or domain of the third party service;
• and
• creating, without further input from the third party service, a DNS entry pointing the custom domain name to the IP address or the domain of the third party service.

A system, comprising:

• a third party service link database storing, for each of a plurality of third party services, a template for a custom domain name link;
• and
• a processor, the processing being configured to perform the steps of:
• receiving a request from a third party service to create a custom domain name link to the third party service on behalf of a user, the request identifying a custom domain name and the third party service;
• accessing the third party service link database to identify an entry for the third party service specifying an Internet protocol (IP) address or a domain of the third party service;
• creating, without further input from the third party service, a DNS entry pointing the custom domain name to a web server;
• and
• creating, on the web server and without further input from the third party service, a URL redirect to redirect Internet traffic directed to the custom domain name to the third party service.