How to point your domain name to another server

Applies to: Domain Names

One of the most common DNS tasks is to point a domain name to a different server, for example your VPS or dedicated server. Another popular DNS use is to help identify services or resources by their hostname, for example: mail.domain.com, ftp.domain.com, shop.domain.com. Both of these can be easily achieved with an Address (A) Record.

When you create an A Record you are defining a connection between a particular host at your domain (e.g. www) and an IP address (e.g. 94.126.40.226). This allows requests for the hostname www.domain.com to resolve to and be served by the server at 94.126.40.226.

1. Log in to your account
2. Click the Domains icon and choose the domain you wish to manage
3. Click DNS Settings in the Current Domain menu on the left
4. Click the Add An A Record button
5. In the Hostname field enter the the text you want before your domain e.g. demo
6. In the IP Address field enter the IP address of your server e.g. 94.126.40.226
7. Click Add A Record and allow up to 24hrs for the changes to take effect

New A records will normally start resolving your hostname to the IP address straight away, although you may need to do some more configuration on the server it is pointing to before it is useful e.g. add it to an Apache web server configuration.

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