Pointing Your Domain to Hosting With A Records
There are two common methods for connecting a domain to a third-party web host. The first is assigning your web host's Nameservers which puts your web host in charge of DNS. The second method is pointing your domain to hosting with A records, which keeps DNS at Porkbun. Porkbun's DNS servers tell visitors to your website which web server to load the site from and allow you to set up automatic free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate renewal.
What are A records? Click here to skip to the video tutorial on how A records work.
How to Point Your Domain to Third-Party Hosting
For pointing your domain to hosting with A records, you'll need to first obtain the IP address or addresses of your web server from your web hosting company. Once you have this information, you must remove your existing A records and add A records to your DNS configuration that point directly at your web server's IP address.
It may sound complicated, but we’ll walk you through it and show you how easy it is to learn how to point your domain wherever you like!
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Log in to your Porkbun account and arrive at the Domain Management screen. If you're already logged in, you can click on ACCOUNT in the top-right corner and select "Domain Management" to get there.
Changing A records may take a few minutes to go into effect. After about five minutes, web browser requests for your domain will begin routing directly to your web server.