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How to Point a Domain to Hostinger Website Builder
How to Point a Domain to Hostinger Website Builder

Learn how to make your domain work with Hostinger Website Builder

Updated over a week ago

If you use Hostinger Website Builder, your domain name must be pointed to Hostinger servers for your website to work. There are several ways to do that:

  • Via nameservers — this way, your domain's DNS zone will be transferred to and managed from Hostinger

  • Via DNS records (CNAME or CNAME + A) — this way, your domain's DNS management zone will remain at its current place

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.

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:

  1. Log into your domain provider's website

  2. Find your domain's nameserver settings

  3. Delete all the current nameservers and insert the following two:

    1. ns1.dns-parking.com

    2. ns2.dns-parking.com

  4. Save the changes

The nameservers required to point a domain to Hostinger Website Builder

After updating the nameservers, your website will be up and running within 24 hours.

Via CNAME Records

Alternatively, you may point your domain to Hostinger Website Builder by adding two CNAME records to your domain's DNS zone:

  1. Log into your domain provider's website

  2. Find your domain's DNS management zone

  3. Make sure to delete all A and/or AAAA records (if any) for your root domain (@)

  4. 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

The A and CNAME records required to point a domain to Hostinger Website Builder

After saving the changes, your website will be up and running within 24 hours.

Via A and CNAME Records

You may also point your domain to Hostinger Website Builder by adding A and CNAME records to your domain's DNS zone:

  1. Log into your domain provider's website

  2. Find your domain's DNS management zone

  3. Make sure to delete all A and/or AAAA records (if any) for your root domain (@)

  4. Add the following A and CNAME records:

DNS Record Type

Name

Points to

TTL

A

@

34.120.137.41

default, or 14400

CNAME

www

connect.hostinger.com

default, or 14400

The A and CNAME records required to point a domain to Hostinger Website Builder

After saving the changes, your website will be up and running within 24 hours.

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