How to Point Your Domain us for Web Hosting
You will need to create or change some A records at your DNS server to accomplish this. In most cases, you will need to create one entry for your domain without the www and another entry with the www, assuming you want your website to show up regardless of how visitors type your domain name.
The method for changing A records varies; so you will want to reference the specific instructions for your DNS server.
DNS Server DNS Display
Many DNS Servers will display these records in various fashions. Please see the examples below showing how the A records may appear.
Example One:
| Name | TTL | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ | 14400 | A | 111.222.333.444 |
| www | 14400 | A | 111.222.333.444 |
Example Two:
| Name | TTL | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| example.com. | 14400 | A | 111.222.333.444 |
| www.example.com. | 14400 | A | 111.222.333.444 |
Example Three:
| Name | TTL | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| example.com. | 14400 | A | 111.222.333.444 |
| www.example.com. | 14400 | CNAME | example.com. |
And you may find still more slight variations. Don’t panic, though. The rule of thumb is to create your entries to look like the ones already there, and if the entry already exists, then edit it instead of adding a new one.
You may need to consult the documentation of your DNS server to know with certainty how the records should be formatted. Contact support for the company providing the DNS server if you are unsure how to proceed.
What to Change
- IP address – Instead of using the IP address (111.222.333.444) used in the examples above, substitute the IP address of your site. Your site’s IP address can be found in the Account Information/Stats panel of cPanel, or you can contact our support to obtain it.
- Domain Name – You should also substitute your actual domain where it currently says yourdomain.com.
Leave all other information the same (formatted according to the specifications of your DNS server).