There are few different ways you can connect a domain to Hostinger Website Builder:
Via nameservers — this way, your domain's DNS zone will be transferred to and managed from Hostinger.
Via CNAME records — this way, your domain's DNS management zone will remain at its current place.
Via A record — this way, you can point your domain directly to Hostinger's IP address for Builder websites, which is 34.120.137.41. This means that the DNS management will remain at its current provider.
Once your domain is pointed to Hostinger, make sure your website is published, and give it some time (up to 24 hours) to start working 💡
Option 1 – Via nameservers
If your domain is registered at Hostinger, it's pointed to Hostinger nameservers by default. However, if you use a third-party domain (that's not registered at Hostinger), you need to update your domain's nameservers manually.
Pointing your domain to Hostinger nameservers sets your email-related records for Hostinger Email.
If you already use a different email service, make sure to update the MX records with those of your email provider after the nameserver change has fully propagated.
To manually point your domain to Hostinger nameservers, follow these steps:
Go to the Websites section of hPanel, find your website in the list and click on Check guide next to the Temporary domain or Domain not connected message:
Copy the nameserver values provided—they will look similar to this:
Log in to your domain provider's website.
Find your domain's nameserver settings and delete all the current nameservers
Insert the values provided by Hostinger.
Save the changes.
The nameserver values provided in this step may vary depending on the domain. Always use the exact ones shown in your panel when making changes.
After updating the nameservers, your website will be up and running within 24 hours.
Option 2 – Via CNAME Records
Alternatively, you may point your domain to Hostinger Website Builder by adding two CNAME records to your domain's DNS zone:
Log in to your domain provider's website.
Find your domain's DNS management zone.
Make sure to delete all A and/or AAAA records (if any) for your root domain (@)
Add the following CNAME records:
CNAME 1 | CNAME 2 |
Name: @ Points to: connect.hostinger.com TTL: default, or 14400 | Name: www Points to: connect.hostinger.com TTL: default, or 14400 |
After saving the changes, your website will be up and running within 24 hours.
Option 3 – Via A record
You can also point your domain by adding a single A record and a CNAME record (www), and below you can find the steps and needed IP for it:
Log in to your domain provider's website.
Find your domain's DNS management zone.
Make sure to delete all A and/or AAAA records (if any) for your root domain (@)
Add the following records:
A | CNAME |
Name: @ Points to: 34.120.137.41 TTL: default, or 14400 | Name: www Points to: connect.hostinger.com TTL: default, or 14400 |
This method is typically used when you want to keep your current nameservers or if your domain provider does not support changing nameservers or adding a CNAME @ (root) record.
After saving the changes, your website will be up and running within 24 hours.