title: How do I point to a custom domain for free on Heroku?
body: <p>When I go to the Heroku dashboard it clearly says: <br>
  <br><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30200856/Screen%20shot%202013-02-13%20at%203.20.03%20PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30200856/Screen%20shot%202013-02-13%20at%203.20.03%20PM.png</a><br>
  "Free: Heroku branded domain" 
  "Basic ($18 per month): custom domain"</p>
  
  <p>After extensive searching on google I found others talking about how you can point to a custom domain for free:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><a href="http://jayzawrotny.com/blog/host-your-app-for-free-with-heroku" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://jayzawrotny.com/blog/host-your-app-for-free-with-heroku</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/859516/do-you-use-heroku-to-write-ruby-on-rails-app">do you use Heroku to write Ruby on Rails app?</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://ididitmyway.herokuapp.com/past/2010/8/3/custom_domain_names_on_heroku_/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://ididitmyway.herokuapp.com/past/2010/8/3/custom_domain_names_on_heroku_/</a><br></li>
  <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7097108/should-i-deploy-my-ruby-on-rails-application-on-heroku">Should I deploy my Ruby on Rails application on Heroku</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4536326/heroku-free-account-limited">Heroku free account limited?</a></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I followed instructions as found on google to type in my console </p>
  
  <pre><code>heroku addons:add custom_domains 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but it said "App not found"</p>
  
  <p>Did Heroku become un-free a while ago? What is necessary to have a custom domain for free?</p>