Domain Setup

Let's connect your domain

Your website is built and ready. There's just one short step on your side. It takes about 5 minutes.

yourdomain.com

First, the important part

You own your web address. It stays in your name. We are not taking it over. We just need you to point it at your new website. You can move it anywhere, anytime.

Step 1

The two settings you'll enter

You'll paste these two lines into your domain account. Use the copy buttons so there are no typos.

1
ns1.example.com
2
ns2.example.com
Step 2

Where did you buy your domain?

Pick the company you bought it from. The steps are below.

Choose your provider:
  1. Go to godaddy.com and sign in.
  2. Click your name (top right), then My Products.
  3. Find your domain and click Manage next to it.
  4. Scroll to the Nameservers section and click Change.
  5. Choose "I'll use my own nameservers" (Custom).
  6. Delete what's there, then enter the two settings from Step 1, one per box.
  7. Click Save and confirm. You're done.
GoDaddy › Domain Settings › Nameservers
Nameservers
Using custom nameservers
ns1.example.comSetting 1
ns2.example.comSetting 2
SaveCancel
Tip: if you see "Default" or "GoDaddy Nameservers" selected, switch it to "I'll use my own nameservers" first so the boxes appear.
  1. Go to namecheap.com and sign in.
  2. On the left, click Domain List, then Manage next to your domain.
  3. Find the Nameservers box on the main tab.
  4. Change the dropdown to Custom DNS.
  5. Enter the two settings from Step 1, one per box.
  6. Click the small green checkmark to save. You're done.
Namecheap › Domain › Nameservers
Nameservers
Custom DNS
ns1.example.comSetting 1
ns2.example.comSetting 2
✓ Save
Make sure the dropdown reads Custom DNS, not "Namecheap BasicDNS", or the boxes won't save.
  1. Sign in at account.squarespace.com (Google Domains moved to Squarespace).
  2. Click Domains, then click your domain.
  3. Open DNS settings, then Nameservers.
  4. Choose Use custom nameservers.
  5. Enter the two settings from Step 1.
  6. Click Save. You're done.
Squarespace › Domains › Nameservers
Nameservers
Use custom nameservers
ns1.example.comSetting 1
ns2.example.comSetting 2
Save
If you bought through Google Domains, your account is now at Squarespace. Same steps.
  1. Sign in at wix.com and open your Domains page.
  2. Click the domain, then Advanced (or the three dots) and Edit Nameservers.
  3. Choose Connect to an external service / use your own nameservers.
  4. Enter the two settings from Step 1.
  5. Click Save. You're done.
Wix › Domains › Nameservers
Nameservers
Connect to an external service
ns1.example.comSetting 1
ns2.example.comSetting 2
Save
  1. Sign in at bluehost.com.
  2. Click Domains in the left menu, then click your domain.
  3. Find the Name Servers section and click Edit.
  4. Choose Custom nameservers.
  5. Enter the two settings from Step 1.
  6. Click Save. You're done.
Bluehost › Domains › Name Servers
Name Servers
Custom
ns1.example.comSetting 1
ns2.example.comSetting 2
Save
  1. Sign in at networksolutions.com.
  2. Open My Domain Names and select your domain.
  3. Click Manage, then Change Where Domain Points › Nameservers.
  4. Choose to enter your own nameservers.
  5. Enter the two settings from Step 1.
  6. Click Save / Apply Changes. You're done.
Network Solutions › Nameservers
Nameservers
Enter your own
ns1.example.comSetting 1
ns2.example.comSetting 2
Apply Changes
  1. Sign in to wherever you bought your web address.
  2. Find the page for your domain (look for Domains, My Domains, or Manage).
  3. Look for the word Nameservers (sometimes "Name Servers" or "DNS").
  4. Switch it to custom / "use my own," then enter the two settings from Step 1.
  5. Save. You're done.
Can't find the Nameservers setting? Take a screenshot of the screen and send it to us. We'll point you to the exact button.
After you save

What happens next

Stuck on any step? Send us a screenshot or call us and we'll walk you through it.
hello@steadycraftsolutions.com