diff --git a/src/components/DashboardComponents.jsx b/src/components/DashboardComponents.jsx
index d991dc1..96cb940 100644
--- a/src/components/DashboardComponents.jsx
+++ b/src/components/DashboardComponents.jsx
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
   const [customDomains, setCustomDomains] = useState([]);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [newDomainName, setNewDomainName] = useState('');
+  const [useUsernameDomain, setUseUsernameDomain] = useState(false);
   const [selectedServerForLink, setSelectedServerForLink] = useState('');
   const [showCreateModal, setShowCreateModal] = useState(false);
   const [showLinkModal, setShowLinkModal] = useState(false);
@@ -765,6 +766,7 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
           setSuccessMessage(data.message || 'Domain created successfully!');
           setShowCreateModal(false);
           setNewDomainName('');
+          setUseUsernameDomain(false);
           setActionInProgress(false);
           loadDomains();
           break;
@@ -837,19 +839,19 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
   }, [loadDomains, loadCustomDomains]);
 
   const createDomain = () => {
-    if (!newDomainName.trim()) {
+    if (!useUsernameDomain && !newDomainName.trim()) {
       setErrorMessage('Please enter a domain name');
       return;
     }
 
     // Validate domain name format
     const domainRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?$/;
-    if (!domainRegex.test(newDomainName)) {
+    if (!useUsernameDomain && !domainRegex.test(newDomainName)) {
       setErrorMessage('Domain name can only contain letters, numbers, and hyphens. Cannot start or end with hyphen.');
       return;
     }
 
-    if (newDomainName.length > 63) {
+    if (!useUsernameDomain && newDomainName.length > 63) {
       setErrorMessage('Domain name must be 63 characters or less');
       return;
     }
@@ -860,7 +862,8 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
     
     sendMessage({
       type: 'create_domain',
-      subdomain: newDomainName.trim().toLowerCase(),
+      subdomain: useUsernameDomain ? '' : newDomainName.trim().toLowerCase(),
+      useUsernameDomain,
       serverId: selectedServerForLink || null
     });
   };
@@ -1124,9 +1127,21 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
               </button>
             </div>
             <div className="p-6 space-y-6">
-              <SettingsPanel title="Domain Details" description={`Choose a name under u-${username}.${branding.domain}. Other names under your username are available too.`}>
+              <SettingsPanel title="Domain Details" description={`A name such as "my-site" becomes my-site.u-${username}.${branding.domain}. You can also claim u-${username}.${branding.domain} directly.`}>
                 <div className="space-y-4">
-                  <div className="relative">
+                  <label className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-xl border border-dash-border bg-black/20 p-3 text-sm">
+                    <input
+                      type="checkbox"
+                      checked={useUsernameDomain}
+                      onChange={(event) => setUseUsernameDomain(event.target.checked)}
+                      className="mt-1 accent-primary"
+                    />
+                    <span>
+                      <span className="block font-bold" style={{ color: colors.brightWhite }}>Use my username domain directly</span>
+                      <span className="mt-1 block text-xs opacity-70">Creates <strong>u-{username}.{branding.domain}</strong> with no name in front.</span>
+                    </span>
+                  </label>
+                  {!useUsernameDomain && <div className="relative">
                     <input 
                       type="text"
                       value={newDomainName}
@@ -1138,7 +1153,7 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
                     <div className="absolute right-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-xs font-black opacity-30 uppercase tracking-widest pointer-events-none">
                       .u-{username}.{branding.domain}
                     </div>
-                  </div>
+                  </div>}
                 </div>
               </SettingsPanel>
 
@@ -1153,7 +1168,7 @@ export const DomainManager = ({ userId, username, servers, sendMessage, showAler
 
               <div className="flex gap-3">
                 <ActionButton onClick={() => setShowCreateModal(false)} variant="secondary" className="flex-1">Cancel</ActionButton>
-                <ActionButton onClick={createDomain} variant="primary" className="flex-1" disabled={actionInProgress || !newDomainName.trim()}>
+                <ActionButton onClick={createDomain} variant="primary" className="flex-1" disabled={actionInProgress || (!useUsernameDomain && !newDomainName.trim())}>
                   {actionInProgress ? <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin" /> : 'Create Domain'}
                 </ActionButton>
               </div>