[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1006},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-your-domain":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-your-domain":997},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":970,"description":986,"extension":987,"meta":988,"navigation":989,"order":990,"path":991,"product":992,"seo":993,"stem":994,"updated":995,"__hash__":996},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-your-domain.md","Connect your domain",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":972},"minimark",[9,33,41,46,88,91,94,138,144,154,168,171,175,200,216,234,238,245,282,287,291,301,359,373,421,428,432,441,487,493,552,560,564,571,582,588,594,598,609,616,632,635,639,712,715,718,913,916,922,931,939,964],[10,11,12,13,17,18,22,23,32],"p",{},"When your site goes live, it gets an address that ends in ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},".pages.dev",", like ",[19,20,21],"code",{},"yourbusiness.pages.dev",". It works right away, and it keeps working after you connect your own domain. This guide moves your own web address, like ",[14,24,25],{},[26,27,31],"a",{"href":28,"rel":29},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.yourbusiness.com",[30],"nofollow","www.yourbusiness.com",", over to your new site.",[10,34,35,36,40],{},"It takes about 10 minutes of work. You do the steps at your domain provider yourself: we can't sign in to your provider's account or change its settings for you. This guide covers the most common providers. For any other, see ",[26,37,39],{"href":38},"#another-provider","Another provider",".",[42,43,45],"h2",{"id":44},"before-you-start","Before you start",[47,48,49,60,66,77],"ul",{},[50,51,52,55,56,59],"li",{},[14,53,54],{},"Your site needs to be live."," Until it is, the Domain page says ",[14,57,58],{},"Your site isn't live yet",". We email you when it's live.",[50,61,62,65],{},[14,63,64],{},"Know where you bought your domain."," That's your domain provider, like GoDaddy, Namecheap or Squarespace. Look for a yearly renewal email or charge if you're not sure. You need to be able to sign in there.",[50,67,68,71,72,76],{},[14,69,70],{},"No domain yet?"," You can get one through us at cost, with nothing to set up: see ",[26,73,75],{"href":74},"#get-a-new-domain-through-us","Get a new domain through us",". Or buy one from any domain provider (it usually costs $10–20 a year) and follow the steps below.",[50,78,79,82,83,87],{},[14,80,81],{},"Moving from an old website?"," Add ",[26,84,86],{"href":85},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects","redirects"," for its old page addresses first and publish, so old links and Google searches land on the right new page.",[42,89,75],{"id":90},"get-a-new-domain-through-us",[10,92,93],{},"If you don't have a domain yet, you can get one on your Domain page. We register it in your name and set it up for your site, so there are no records to add.",[95,96,97,106,117,124,131],"ol",{},[50,98,99,100,103,104,40],{},"On your site's card on ",[14,101,102],{},"Sites",", click ",[14,105,5],{},[50,107,108,109,112,113,116],{},"Choose ",[14,110,111],{},"Get a new domain",", type your business's name (or the domain you'd like) and click ",[14,114,115],{},"Search",". We show whether it's free and a few others that are.",[50,118,119,120,123],{},"Pick one. Check ",[14,121,122],{},"Whose name is it in?",": it's filled in from your business info. Your name, email, phone and address must be real, because the registry checks them. They stay private.",[50,125,126,127,130],{},"Click ",[14,128,129],{},"Pay"," and pay for the first year. You pay what it costs us, with nothing added: about $10 a year for a .com.",[50,132,133,134,137],{},"Back on the Domain page, it says ",[14,135,136],{},"Registering…",", then sets up the secure connection. It usually takes a few minutes, and we email you when your site is live at it.",[10,139,140,143],{},[14,141,142],{},"Confirm your email."," The registry (through Cloudflare, who registers domains for us) emails you a link to confirm your email address. Click it within 15 days, or the domain stops working. Check your spam folder if you can't find it.",[10,145,146,149,150,153],{},[14,147,148],{},"Renewing."," Your domain renews each year at whatever the registry charges then, still with nothing added. We charge the card you paid with a month before it renews. To stop, click ",[14,151,152],{},"Stop renewing"," on your Domain page: it stays yours until the date shown, then expires.",[10,155,156,159,160,163,164,167],{},[14,157,158],{},"It's yours."," The domain is registered to you, not to ",[161,162],"brand-name",{},". To move it to another company, click ",[14,165,166],{},"Move it to another company"," and we email you its transfer code. New domains can't move for their first 60 days (a registry rule). If you cancel your website, your domain keeps renewing until you stop it or move it.",[10,169,170],{},"Only an account owner can buy a domain. Domains can't be refunded once they're registered. If we can't register the name you paid for (most often because someone got it a moment before you), you get your money back automatically.",[42,172,174],{"id":173},"_1-type-your-domain-in-your-dashboard","1. Type your domain in your dashboard",[95,176,177,180,186],{},[50,178,179],{},"Sign in to your dashboard.",[50,181,99,182,103,184,40],{},[14,183,102],{},[14,185,5],{},[50,187,188,189,192,193,196,197,40],{},"Under ",[14,190,191],{},"Your domain",", type your domain, like ",[19,194,195],{},"yourbusiness.com",", and click ",[14,198,199],{},"Connect",[10,201,202,203,208,209,211,212,215],{},"Your site will be at ",[14,204,205],{},[26,206,31],{"href":28,"rel":207},[30],", and ",[19,210,195],{}," will forward there. To use a different address, like ",[19,213,214],{},"shop.yourbusiness.com",", type that instead.",[10,217,218,219,222,223,226,227,230,231,40],{},"Your site is set up for the domain in a few seconds (",[14,220,221],{},"Getting your site ready…",", then ",[14,224,225],{},"Your site is ready for"," your domain). The page then shows the next steps, with your own values filled in, and follows along as you do them. You can also get there from the editor: choose ",[14,228,229],{},"Domain"," in the left menu, then ",[14,232,233],{},"Connect it in your dashboard",[42,235,237],{"id":236},"_2-open-your-domains-dns-settings","2. Open your domain's DNS settings",[10,239,240,241,244],{},"The Domain page names the company that runs your domain's DNS and shows where to click. Sign in there and find the domain's ",[14,242,243],{},"DNS"," settings. Each provider names them a little differently:",[47,246,247,255,271],{},[50,248,249,252,253,40],{},[14,250,251],{},"GoDaddy:"," your domain list, then the domain, then ",[14,254,243],{},[50,256,257,260,261,222,264,267,268,40],{},[14,258,259],{},"Namecheap:"," ",[14,262,263],{},"Domain List",[14,265,266],{},"Manage"," next to the domain, then ",[14,269,270],{},"Advanced DNS",[50,272,273,276,277,222,279,40],{},[14,274,275],{},"Squarespace Domains"," (including domains that used to be on Google Domains): the domain, then ",[14,278,243],{},[14,280,281],{},"DNS settings",[10,283,284,285,40],{},"Can't find it? Search your provider's help for \"add a CNAME record\", or see ",[26,286,39],{"href":38},[42,288,290],{"id":289},"_3-add-a-cname-record-for-www","3. Add a CNAME record for www",[10,292,293,294,296,297,300],{},"Add a new record with these values. The Domain page in your dashboard (and the ",[14,295,229],{}," screen in the editor) shows them with your site's real address filled in, and a ",[14,298,299],{},"Copy"," button next to each one.",[302,303,304,317],"table",{},[305,306,307],"thead",{},[308,309,310,314],"tr",{},[311,312,313],"th",{},"Setting",[311,315,316],{},"What to enter",[318,319,320,331,341,351],"tbody",{},[308,321,322,326],{},[323,324,325],"td",{},"Type",[323,327,328],{},[19,329,330],{},"CNAME",[308,332,333,336],{},[323,334,335],{},"Name (or Host)",[323,337,338],{},[19,339,340],{},"www",[308,342,343,346],{},[323,344,345],{},"Value (or Points to, or Target)",[323,347,348,349],{},"your site's address, like ",[19,350,21],{},[308,352,353,356],{},[323,354,355],{},"TTL",[323,357,358],{},"leave it at the default",[10,360,361,362,364,365,368,369,372],{},"If you chose an address like ",[19,363,214],{},", the Name is ",[19,366,367],{},"shop"," instead. Sometimes the Domain page shows a second record, of type ",[14,370,371],{},"TXT",". Add that one too, with its own Name and Value.",[47,374,375,383,396,407],{},[50,376,377,380,381,40],{},[14,378,379],{},"There's already a www record?"," Change it to these values, or delete it and add the new one. You can't have two records named ",[19,382,340],{},[50,384,385,388,389,392,393,395],{},[14,386,387],{},"Leave every other record alone",", except the one in step 4. Records of the type ",[14,390,391],{},"MX"," and ",[14,394,371],{}," run your email.",[50,397,398,401,402,404,405,40],{},[14,399,400],{},"Some providers add your domain to the name for you."," Type just ",[19,403,340],{},", not ",[19,406,31],{},[50,408,409,412,413,416,417,420],{},[14,410,411],{},"Your DNS is at Cloudflare?"," Set the record's ",[14,414,415],{},"Proxy status"," to ",[14,418,419],{},"DNS only"," (a gray cloud).",[10,422,423,424,427],{},"Once you save it, the Domain page says ",[14,425,426],{},"We see your record",". That can take a few minutes.",[42,429,431],{"id":430},"_4-add-an-a-record-for-the-address-without-www","4. Add an A record for the address without www",[10,433,434,435,437,438,440],{},"People also type ",[14,436,195],{}," without the ",[19,439,340],{},". One more record, in the same DNS settings, sends them to your site:",[302,442,443,451],{},[305,444,445],{},[308,446,447,449],{},[311,448,313],{},[311,450,316],{},[318,452,453,462,471,481],{},[308,454,455,457],{},[323,456,325],{},[323,458,459],{},[19,460,461],{},"A",[308,463,464,466],{},[323,465,335],{},[323,467,468],{},[19,469,470],{},"@",[308,472,473,476],{},[323,474,475],{},"Value (or Points to)",[323,477,478],{},[479,480],"forwarding-ip",{},[308,482,483,485],{},[323,484,355],{},[323,486,358],{},[10,488,489,490,492],{},"This works at every domain provider, with nothing to buy. It points your domain at our forwarding server, which sends visitors on to ",[19,491,31],{}," with a secure connection.",[47,494,495,504,512,520,530,538],{},[50,496,497,503],{},[14,498,499,500,502],{},"There's already an A record named ",[19,501,470],{},"?"," There usually is, for your old website or a parking page. Change it to these values. If there's more than one, delete the others.",[50,505,506,509,510,40],{},[14,507,508],{},"Some providers name it differently."," Some want the Name left blank, and some show your domain there instead of ",[19,511,470],{},[50,513,514,519],{},[14,515,516,517,40],{},"Delete any AAAA record named ",[19,518,470],{}," It points to your old website, and some visitors would still end up there.",[50,521,522,525,526,529],{},[14,523,524],{},"Your email is delivered through your domain without www?"," The Domain page checks. If it says ",[14,527,528],{},"First, keep your email working",", follow its steps before you change this record. Some older hosting accounts (often with cPanel) send email through the domain itself, and changing the record first would stop your email.",[50,531,532,412,534,416,536,420],{},[14,533,411],{},[14,535,415],{},[14,537,419],{},[50,539,540,543,544,547,548,551],{},[14,541,542],{},"Already forwarding with your provider?"," If ",[19,545,546],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyourbusiness.com"," opens your site, you're done. If only ",[19,549,550],{},"http:\u002F\u002F"," works, turn the forwarding off and add the record above instead.",[10,553,423,554,556,557,559],{},[14,555,426],{},", then sets up the padlock for ",[19,558,195],{}," in a few minutes.",[42,561,563],{"id":562},"_5-we-switch-your-site-over","5. We switch your site over",[10,565,566,567,570],{},"You can close the page now. To come back to it, click ",[14,568,569],{},"Finish connecting your domain"," on your site's card. We check every 15 minutes. When your domain works, we:",[47,572,573,576,579],{},[50,574,575],{},"set up the padlock (a secure connection), so there's nothing to buy",[50,577,578],{},"switch your site's search and sharing settings to your domain, so Google lists your own address",[50,580,581],{},"email you that your site is live at your domain",[10,583,584,585,40],{},"It usually takes under an hour. It can take up to a day, because computers remember the old setting for a while. To see the latest, open the Domain page and click ",[14,586,587],{},"Check now",[10,589,590,591,593],{},"If we don't see the record within 14 days, we stop waiting and the Domain page says so. Fix the record, then click ",[14,592,199],{}," again.",[42,595,597],{"id":596},"disconnect-your-domain","Disconnect your domain",[10,599,600,601,604,605,608],{},"Typed the wrong domain? While the Domain page is waiting for your record, click ",[14,602,603],{},"Start over"," next to ",[14,606,607],{},"Typed the wrong domain?",", then type the right one.",[10,610,611,612,615],{},"Once your domain is connected, the Domain page shows ",[14,613,614],{},"Connected"," and the address. To stop using it:",[95,617,618,623],{},[50,619,126,620,40],{},[14,621,622],{},"Disconnect this domain",[50,624,126,625,628,629,631],{},[14,626,627],{},"Yes, disconnect",". Your site goes back to its ",[19,630,16],{}," address in about a minute.",[10,633,634],{},"To move to a different domain, disconnect the old one, then connect the new one as above.",[42,636,638],{"id":637},"if-something-isnt-right","If something isn't right",[47,640,641,647,653,659,668,682,694,703],{},[50,642,643,646],{},[14,644,645],{},"You see your old website."," Your browser or network may still remember the old setting. Wait an hour, then try on your phone with Wi-Fi turned off.",[50,648,649,652],{},[14,650,651],{},"The Domain page says your record points somewhere else."," There's an old www record. Change it to the values in step 3.",[50,654,655,658],{},[14,656,657],{},"The Domain page says \"This domain stopped working\"."," Check that the www record at your domain provider still has the values in step 3. If it does and the page still says this after a day, email us.",[50,660,661,664,665,667],{},[14,662,663],{},"The Domain page says a CAA record is blocking the secure certificate."," A CAA record is a DNS record that says which companies may issue your certificate. Your provider's help explains how to find and change them, and the ",[26,666,39],{"href":38}," prompt can walk you through it.",[50,669,670,675,676,678,679,681],{},[14,671,672,674],{},[19,673,195],{}," (without www) doesn't open your site."," Check the A record in step 4: its value should be ",[479,677],{},", with no other A or AAAA records named ",[19,680,470],{},". Then open the Domain page to see what we find.",[50,683,684,687,688,690,691,40],{},[14,685,686],{},"You see an error page from Cloudflare."," Open the Domain page and click ",[14,689,587],{},". If it still shows an error after a day, email ",[692,693],"support-email",{},[50,695,696,699,700,702],{},[14,697,698],{},"Your email stopped working."," A record other than www or ",[19,701,470],{}," was changed or deleted, or your email was delivered through the domain without www (see step 4). Put back the record you changed, with the values from your provider's DNS page before you edited it. If you didn't save them, your provider's support can show you the old records.",[50,704,705,708,709,711],{},[14,706,707],{},"Your provider's screens look different."," Use the prompt in ",[26,710,39],{"href":38},", or search YouTube for your provider's name with \"CNAME record\". Check that a video is recent, since providers change their screens.",[42,713,39],{"id":714},"another-provider",[10,716,717],{},"We can't set up your domain for you, so these are the places to look for your provider's steps. Each link goes to the provider's own help. Their menus change, so if a step doesn't match what you see, the provider's current article is the one to follow.",[302,719,720,733],{},[305,721,722],{},[308,723,724,727,730],{},[311,725,726],{},"Provider",[311,728,729],{},"Official help",[311,731,732],{},"Videos",[318,734,735,750,765,779,794,809,824,839,854,869,883,898],{},[308,736,737,740,747],{},[323,738,739],{},"GoDaddy",[323,741,742],{},[26,743,746],{"href":744,"rel":745},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.godaddy.com\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-cname-record-19236",[30],"Add a CNAME record",[323,748,749],{},"YouTube: \"GoDaddy add CNAME record 2026\"",[308,751,752,755,762],{},[323,753,754],{},"Namecheap",[323,756,757],{},[26,758,761],{"href":759,"rel":760},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.namecheap.com\u002Fsupport\u002Fknowledgebase\u002Farticle.aspx\u002F9646\u002F2237\u002Fhow-to-create-a-cname-record-for-your-domain\u002F",[30],"How to create a CNAME record",[323,763,764],{},"YouTube: \"Namecheap add CNAME record Advanced DNS\"",[308,766,767,769,776],{},[323,768,275],{},[323,770,771],{},[26,772,775],{"href":773,"rel":774},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.squarespace.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F31119879125645-DNS-records-for-web-hosting",[30],"DNS records for web hosting",[323,777,778],{},"YouTube: \"Squarespace add CNAME record DNS\"",[308,780,781,784,791],{},[323,782,783],{},"Cloudflare",[323,785,786],{},[26,787,790],{"href":788,"rel":789},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.cloudflare.com\u002Fdns\u002Fmanage-dns-records\u002Fhow-to\u002Fcreate-subdomain\u002F",[30],"Create a subdomain record",[323,792,793],{},"YouTube: \"Cloudflare add CNAME record 2026\"",[308,795,796,799,806],{},[323,797,798],{},"Wix",[323,800,801],{},[26,802,805],{"href":803,"rel":804},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.wix.com\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fadding-or-updating-cname-records-in-your-wix-account",[30],"Adding or updating CNAME records",[323,807,808],{},"YouTube: \"Wix add CNAME record domain\"",[308,810,811,814,821],{},[323,812,813],{},"Bluehost",[323,815,816],{},[26,817,820],{"href":818,"rel":819},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bluehost.com\u002Fhelp\u002Farticle\u002Fdns-management-add-edit-or-delete-dns-entries",[30],"Manage DNS entries",[323,822,823],{},"YouTube: \"Bluehost add CNAME record Zone Editor\"",[308,825,826,829,836],{},[323,827,828],{},"HostGator",[323,830,831],{},[26,832,835],{"href":833,"rel":834},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hostgator.com\u002Fhelp\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-to-change-dns-zones-mx-cname-and-a-records",[30],"Change DNS zones",[323,837,838],{},"YouTube: \"HostGator add CNAME record cPanel\"",[308,840,841,844,851],{},[323,842,843],{},"Hostinger",[323,845,846],{},[26,847,850],{"href":848,"rel":849},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hostinger.com\u002Fsupport\u002F4738777-how-to-manage-cname-records-at-hostinger\u002F",[30],"Manage CNAME records",[323,852,853],{},"YouTube: \"Hostinger add CNAME record\"",[308,855,856,859,866],{},[323,857,858],{},"IONOS (1&1)",[323,860,861],{},[26,862,865],{"href":863,"rel":864},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ionos.com\u002Fhelp\u002Fdomains\u002Fconfiguring-cname-records-for-subdomains\u002Fconfiguring-a-cname-record-for-a-subdomain\u002F",[30],"Configure a CNAME for a subdomain",[323,867,868],{},"YouTube: \"IONOS add CNAME record\"",[308,870,871,874,880],{},[323,872,873],{},"Name.com",[323,875,876],{},[26,877,746],{"href":878,"rel":879},"https:\u002F\u002Fcs.name.com\u002Fhc\u002Fen-us\u002Farticles\u002F115004895548-Adding-a-CNAME-Record",[30],[323,881,882],{},"YouTube: \"Name.com add CNAME record\"",[308,884,885,888,895],{},[323,886,887],{},"Porkbun",[323,889,890],{},[26,891,894],{"href":892,"rel":893},"https:\u002F\u002Fkb.porkbun.com\u002Farticle\u002F231-how-to-add-dns-records-on-porkbun",[30],"Add DNS records",[323,896,897],{},"YouTube: \"Porkbun add CNAME record\"",[308,899,900,903,910],{},[323,901,902],{},"Network Solutions",[323,904,905],{},[26,906,909],{"href":907,"rel":908},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.networksolutions.com\u002Fhelp\u002Farticle\u002Fmanage-dns-adns-records",[30],"Manage DNS records",[323,911,912],{},"YouTube: \"Network Solutions add CNAME record\"",[10,914,915],{},"Some tips for finding a video: pick one from the last year or so, and check that it's for your provider's current screens. Search for \"add CNAME record\" and \"add A record\" together, since you add both.",[10,917,918,921],{},[14,919,920],{},"If you can't find the DNS page at all,"," your domain probably uses different nameservers, so its DNS is managed somewhere else. Your provider's help will say where, for example \"change nameservers\" in its help. Make the record there.",[10,923,924,927,928,930],{},[14,925,926],{},"Some providers have one-off rules:"," Namecheap only shows its DNS editor when the domain uses its BasicDNS setting. Squarespace doesn't allow a CNAME on the bare domain, so the A record in step 4 is the one for ",[19,929,470],{},". Some providers pre-fill default records that clash with yours, so delete the clash before you save.",[47,932,933],{},[50,934,935,938],{},[14,936,937],{},"Ask an AI assistant."," For any provider, paste this prompt into one, and fill in the values from step 3 and step 4 on your Domain page:",[940,941,942,950],"blockquote",{},[10,943,944,945,949],{},"I'm connecting my domain yourbusiness.com to a website. My domain provider is ",[946,947,948],"span",{},"provider name",". Please show me, step by step, where to add these DNS records in my provider's control panel:",[95,951,952,958],{},[50,953,954,955],{},"Type CNAME, Name www, Value ",[946,956,957],{},"the Value from the Domain page",[50,959,960,961,963],{},"Type A, Name @, Value ",[946,962,957],{},"\nTell me which existing records to change or delete, and warn me before anything that could stop my email.",[10,965,966,967,971],{},"See ",[26,968,970],{"href":969},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started","Getting started"," for how to reach our team about our side of things.",{"title":973,"searchDepth":974,"depth":974,"links":975},"",2,[976,977,978,979,980,981,982,983,984,985],{"id":44,"depth":974,"text":45},{"id":90,"depth":974,"text":75},{"id":173,"depth":974,"text":174},{"id":236,"depth":974,"text":237},{"id":289,"depth":974,"text":290},{"id":430,"depth":974,"text":431},{"id":562,"depth":974,"text":563},{"id":596,"depth":974,"text":597},{"id":637,"depth":974,"text":638},{"id":714,"depth":974,"text":39},"Use your own web address, like www.yourbusiness.com, for your new site. Your email keeps working.","md",{},true,20,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-your-domain","sites",{"title":5,"description":986},"help\u002Fconnect-your-domain",null,"f6UYkw2rUWz40TIdrKRiTmSMYQ_y1kO2TDHdn2lMJqU",[998,1001,1004],{"path":999,"title":1000},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fstart-without-a-website","Start without a website",{"path":1002,"title":1003},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconvert-my-site","Convert your current website",{"path":969,"title":1005},"Getting started with the editor",1794015237689]