diff --git a/e2e/USER_STORIES.md b/e2e/USER_STORIES.md
index 7c1a537f..1f5d758f 100644
--- a/e2e/USER_STORIES.md
+++ b/e2e/USER_STORIES.md
@@ -1519,8 +1519,9 @@ space carries my branding.
 Acceptance:
 
 - Saving a domain under "Manage" shows it on the relay card with a "Pending"
-  badge and the CNAME record to configure, whose copy button puts the target on
-  the clipboard.
+  badge and the DNS record to configure, whose copy button puts the target on
+  the clipboard. A subdomain gets a CNAME; a bare domain, which DNS won't let
+  take one, gets an ALIAS.
 - "Verify DNS record" flips the badge to "Verified" once the backend reports it.
 - The relay's displayed address then switches to the custom domain.
 
diff --git a/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts
index 0cf90116..a5a86463 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/admin.spec.ts
@@ -931,15 +931,23 @@ test("US-101 point a custom domain at a hosted relay", async ({seed, as}) => {
 
   const domainForm = dialog(page, "Custom domain")
 
-  await domainForm.getByPlaceholder("relay.example.com").fill("other.test")
+  await domainForm.getByPlaceholder("relay.example.com").fill("relay.other.test")
   await domainForm.getByRole("button", {name: "Save", exact: true}).click()
 
   await expect(page.getByRole("alert")).toContainText("Custom domain saved.")
-  await expect(page.getByText("other.test", {exact: true})).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText("relay.other.test", {exact: true})).toBeVisible()
   await expect(page.getByText("Pending", {exact: true})).toBeVisible()
-  await expect(page.getByText("other.test CNAME space.test")).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText("relay.other.test CNAME space.test")).toBeVisible()
 
-  await page.locator('[data-tip="Copy CNAME target"]').click()
+  // A bare domain can't take a CNAME, so it's shown as an ALIAS at the same target
+  await page.getByRole("button", {name: "Manage"}).click()
+  await domainForm.getByPlaceholder("relay.example.com").fill("other.test")
+  await domainForm.getByRole("button", {name: "Save", exact: true}).click()
+
+  await expect(page.getByText("other.test", {exact: true})).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText("other.test ALIAS space.test")).toBeVisible()
+
+  await page.locator('[data-tip="Copy ALIAS target"]').click()
 
   await expect(page.getByRole("alert")).toContainText("Copied to clipboard!")
   expect(await page.evaluate(() => navigator.clipboard.readText())).toBe("space.test")
diff --git a/src/app/components/PrimaryNav.svelte b/src/app/components/PrimaryNav.svelte
index ad966ca3..54473070 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PrimaryNav.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PrimaryNav.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
   import cx from "classnames"
   import {Profiles} from "@welshman/app"
+  import Compass from "@assets/icons/compass.svg?dataurl"
   import Letter from "@assets/icons/letter.svg?dataurl"
   import Magnifier from "@assets/icons/magnifier.svg?dataurl"
   import UserRounded from "@assets/icons/user-rounded.svg?dataurl"
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@
         <ImageIcon alt="Settings" src={UserRounded} class="rounded-full" size={8} />
       {/if}
     </PrimaryNavItem>
+    {#if PLATFORM_RELAYS.length === 0}
+      <PrimaryNavItem href="/spaces" title="All Spaces" prefix="no-highlight">
+        <ImageIcon alt="All Spaces" src={Compass} size={8} />
+      </PrimaryNavItem>
+    {/if}
     <PrimaryNavItem
       title="Messages"
       onclick={chatHandler}
diff --git a/src/app/components/PrimaryNavSpaces.svelte b/src/app/components/PrimaryNavSpaces.svelte
index ca35c348..d8c47f10 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PrimaryNavSpaces.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PrimaryNavSpaces.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cx from "classnames"
-  import Widget from "@assets/icons/widget-4.svg?dataurl"
   import ImageIcon from "@lib/components/ImageIcon.svelte"
   import Divider from "@lib/components/Divider.svelte"
   import PrimaryNavItem from "@lib/components/PrimaryNavItem.svelte"
@@ -46,11 +45,11 @@
     <PrimaryNavItem title="Home" href="/home">
       <ImageIcon alt="Home" src={PLATFORM_LOGO} class="rounded-full" size={10} />
     </PrimaryNavItem>
-    <Divider />
+    <Divider class="w-full" />
     <div
       bind:this={element}
       onscroll={measure}
-      class="primary-nav__spaces"
+      class="primary-nav__spaces mb-2"
       style:--fade-top="{Math.min(hiddenAbove, fadeSize)}px"
       style:--fade-bottom="{Math.min(hiddenBelow, fadeSize)}px">
       <DragList
@@ -62,8 +61,5 @@
         {/snippet}
       </DragList>
     </div>
-    <PrimaryNavItem href="/spaces" title="All Spaces" prefix="no-highlight">
-      <ImageIcon alt="All Spaces" src={Widget} size={8} />
-    </PrimaryNavItem>
   {/each}
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/hosting/RelayDetailCard.svelte b/src/app/components/hosting/RelayDetailCard.svelte
index 60f71700..df213fa7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/hosting/RelayDetailCard.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/hosting/RelayDetailCard.svelte
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@
   const host = $derived(relayHost(current))
   const relayLabel = $derived(current.info_name || current.subdomain)
   const domainVerified = $derived(flagToBool(current.custom_domain_verified, false))
-  const cnameTarget = $derived(canonicalRelayHost(current))
+  const recordTarget = $derived(canonicalRelayHost(current))
+  // DNS forbids a CNAME at a zone apex, so those domains point at the same
+  // target using their provider's ALIAS/ANAME record instead.
+  const isApex = $derived(current.custom_domain.split(".").length === 2)
+  const recordType = $derived(isApex ? "ALIAS" : "CNAME")
   const isPaidPlan = $derived(current.plan_id !== "free")
 
   // Adding, removing or verifying a custom domain moves the relay's host, so
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@
     showMenu = false
   }
 
-  const copyCname = () => clip(cnameTarget)
+  const copyTarget = () => clip(recordTarget)
 
   // Verification runs in a backend poller; reload to pick up the result.
   const verify = async () => {
@@ -346,18 +350,23 @@
         </div>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-line bg-surface px-3 py-2">
           <code class="min-w-0 flex-1 break-all font-mono text-xs text-content">
-            {current.custom_domain} CNAME {cnameTarget}
+            {current.custom_domain}
+            {recordType}
+            {recordTarget}
           </code>
           <Button
             class="button button-neutral button-sm shrink-0"
-            data-tip="Copy CNAME target"
-            onclick={copyCname}>
+            data-tip="Copy {recordType} target"
+            onclick={copyTarget}>
             <Icon icon={Copy} size={4} />
           </Button>
         </div>
-        <p class="text-xs text-content-muted">
-          For apex domains (e.g. example.com), use an ALIAS or ANAME record instead.
-        </p>
+        {#if isApex}
+          <p class="text-xs text-content-muted">
+            A bare domain can't use a CNAME. Your provider may call this record ANAME, or offer
+            CNAME flattening instead.
+          </p>
+        {/if}
         <Button
           class="button button-neutral button-sm self-start"
           onclick={verify}
diff --git a/src/app/hosting.ts b/src/app/hosting.ts
index 202287d5..94b2272d 100644
--- a/src/app/hosting.ts
+++ b/src/app/hosting.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ export const relayHost = (relay: HostedRelay): string =>
     ? relay.custom_domain
     : canonicalRelayHost(relay)
 
-// The host a custom domain must CNAME to.
+// The host a custom domain's DNS record must point at.
 export const canonicalRelayHost = (relay: HostedRelay): string =>
   `${relay.subdomain}.${relay.zooid_domain}`
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Divider.svelte b/src/lib/components/Divider.svelte
index 0601ca0f..239083e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Divider.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Divider.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
 
-  interface Props {
+  type Props = {
     children?: Snippet
+    class?: string
   }
 
-  const {children}: Props = $props()
+  const {children, class: className}: Props = $props()
 </script>
 
-<div class="flex items-center gap-2 p-2 text-xs uppercase text-content-subtle">
+<div class="flex items-center gap-2 p-2 text-xs uppercase text-content-subtle {className}">
   <div class="h-px grow" style="background-color: var(--line)"></div>
   {#if children}
     <p>{@render children?.()}</p>