Domain guides
DNS & Connecting Services
Point your domain at a website, a shop or an app, and understand what each record does.
DNS Records Explained: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, NS →
The seven DNS record types every domain owner meets, what question each one answers, the rules that break people (CNAME at the apex, IPs in MX), and how to add one without touching your email.
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How to Point a Domain to a Website (Any Host) →
Connect a domain to any web host with two DNS records, keep your email untouched, and know why some visitors see the old page for an hour. Works for shared hosting, VPS and site builders.
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Connect a Domain to Shopify →
Connect an existing domain to Shopify with an A record and a www CNAME, keep your email working, choose a primary address, and know what Shopify means by connect versus transfer.
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Connect a Domain to WordPress or WordPress.com →
WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress connect a domain differently. Here is both paths with exact records, why you should refuse the nameserver change, and the Settings → General step everyone forgets.
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Connect a Domain to Wix or Squarespace →
The exact A and CNAME records Wix and Squarespace need, why you should choose pointing over nameservers, and the Squarespace verification CNAME that stalls most connections.
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Set Up a Custom Domain on GitHub Pages, Vercel or Netlify →
The exact A and CNAME records for GitHub Pages, Vercel and Netlify, how each handles the bare domain, the CNAME file GitHub writes to your repo, and how to keep email working.
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Point a Domain to a Server IP Address (A Record) →
Point a domain at a VPS or dedicated server with A and AAAA records, decide when a CNAME is better, avoid the IPv6 trap that breaks certificate issuance, and keep email untouched.
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What Is DNS Propagation and How Long Does It Take? →
Propagation is caches expiring, not data spreading. Here is who caches your records, why 48 hours only applies to nameserver changes, how to check progress and how to make the next change take minutes.
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Nameservers Explained: When to Change Them and When Not To →
Nameservers hold your whole zone, so changing them moves every record at once. Learn when a host really needs them, when it only needs two records, and how to switch without losing email.
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TTL in DNS: What It Means and What to Set →
TTL decides how long resolvers cache your DNS answers. Learn what each common value means, the lower-first trick that makes migrations take minutes, and what TTL cannot control.
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How to Verify Domain Ownership for Google, Meta and Microsoft (TXT records) →
Add the TXT records Google, Meta and Microsoft use to prove you control a domain, keep them from colliding with SPF, and know which ones must stay in place permanently.
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Redirect a Domain to Another Website →
DNS cannot redirect; an HTTP server can. Compare the ways to send one domain to another, pick 301 over 302, keep deep links and email intact, and verify the result with one curl command.
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www vs Non-www: Which Should Be Your Main Domain? →
www and non-www are two hostnames, not one. Here are the real differences (CNAME flexibility, cookies, nothing about SEO), how to decide, and how to redirect the one you did not choose.
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Free SSL for Your Domain: How HTTPS Works With DNS →
Certificates come from a certificate authority and live on your web server, not at your registrar or in DNS. How Let's Encrypt proves control, what DNS must look like, and the CAA record worth adding.
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