Please note that DomainSpot offers DNS management for your domain. We don't encourage updating DNS for your domain, as it may disable your current DomainSpot services.
Editing DNS is only recommended for advanced users. If you need help with your DNS settings, please contact our support team.
Connecting your domain with an IP address requires the use of a DNS record called an "A" record. To add an A record to your domain:
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Log into your account and click on Domains in the navigation tabs.
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Then click on Manage under your domain.
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Click on Advanced in the navigation tabs.
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Then click Manage DNS Records.
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Click on Edit DNS Records to continue.
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There you will have the option to Edit, Delete, or Add records.
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Go to Add and use the downward arrow to select the appropriate setting in the dropdown menu.
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Select A (previously known as web alias) in the drop down menu.
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Unless instructed otherwise by your host provider, leave the Host section blank.
(The host field corresponds to the data that precedes your domain. For example, if adding an A record for shop.yourdomain.com to point to 1.2.3.4, enter "shop" in the host field.) -
Enter your IP address in the IP Address section
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Then click Add.
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This configuration will automatically create several commonly required records for you. The host
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