A domain name is the web address of your website on the internet whereas web hosting is a service that provides space to store and access your website’s content. The domain name helps to point the IP address to the location of the server where your website is hosted. In this video we will take you through the steps on how to point a domain name to your hosting package for To start your business online, you need to create a business website and in order to do so you need to first register a domain name and a hosting package and then point that domain name to your hosting package.We at, ResellerClub (https://goo.gl/tBBZZR) not only offer a wide range of domain names and hosting packages but also help simplify the process of pointing a domain name to the hosting package.
Let’s dive in further to know what a domain name is and how to point a domain name to the hosting package for the website to resolve.
A domain name can be pointed to the hosting package by either modifying the Name Servers for the domain name and pointing them to the DNS zone of the hosting packages or by adding an A record for the domain name that is pointing to the hosting package.
To point a domain name to hosting, you need to view the Name Servers and DNS records for a hosting package, you can follow the steps mentioned below:
Login to your Reseller Account (https://goo.gl/qbJ5G4)
Click on Products
Click on List All Orders
Click on the Domain Name associated with the hosting package
On the overview page under the hosting package section click on Name Server details
In Option 1 you will be able to locate the Name Servers
In Option 2, you will be able to view the DNS records
Once you have the Name Servers and the DNS records, you can go ahead with how to point the domain name to the hosting package using any one of the following options:
Modifying Name Servers:
If your domain name is registered under your Reseller Account, you can modify the Name Servers for the domain name by following the steps mentioned below:
Login to your Reseller Account (https://goo.gl/qbJ5G4)
Click on Products
Click on List All Orders
Click on the Domain Name
On the overview page under the Domain registration section click on Name Server
Delete the existing Name Servers and add the Name Servers of the hosting package
If your domain is not registered under your Reseller Account, you can modify the Name Servers for the domain name from the current control panel of the domain.
Once the Name Servers are modified, it takes 24 to 48 hours for the Name Servers to propagate globally and point the domain name to the hosting package.
Adding DNS records for the domain:
If your domain name is pointing to the default Name Servers of your Reseller Account, you can add the DNS records in the DNS Management section by following the steps mentioned below:
Login to your Reseller Account (https://goo.gl/qbJ5G4)
Click on Products
Click on List All Orders
Click on the Domain Name
On the overview page under the DNS Management section click on Manage DNS
Add the DNS records provided for the hosting package.
If your domain is not pointing to the default Name Servers of the Reseller Account, you can add the DNS records in the DNS zone where your domain is currently pointing.
Once the DNS records are added, it takes 4 to 6 hours for the records to propagate and point the domain to hosting. ResellerClub offers a lot many other services for variety of domain names available (https://goo.gl/tBBZZR) which can be easily moved from one customer account to another.
And this is how you can easily point a domain name to the hosting!
About ResellerClub
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Duration: 7:29
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