My domain stays in the "Verifying" state during manual setup

The 'Verifying' status means Lovable hasn't detected your DNS A record yet. Double-check that the A record is created (not a CNAME), points to Lovable's exact IP, and matches your domain name. Disable Cloudflare proxy on the record. DNS verification can take up to 72 hours. Refresh the page after propagation completes.