When creating a website with Hostinger Website Builder, you may choose from these options:
Connect your custom domain right away
Go with a temporary free preview domain, and connect your custom domain later
These options are available while adding a website to your hosting plan. You would need to access your Websites tab, and click as in the image below:
You will be redirected to create your website using our AI Template Generator or selecting a pre-made template.
Select the website template as you desire, and then find the option on the top right corner, hover over "Connect Domain" and click as below:
You will be redirected to a new page. There, simply write the domain you want to connect, as in the example below, and click on the message it will appear on the banner under it, then click on "Next" button:
And that's it, your custom domain will be connected to your Hostinger Website Builder website 🎈
Once you connect a domain to your website, remember to publish it! ✨
Connecting a Custom Domain
You may connect any domain, regardless of where it's registered:
If your domain is registered at Hostinger, it will automatically connect the needed website records to your domain's DNS, so just following the procedure above would be enough 🚀
If your domain is registered at another platform (not Hostinger), insert your domain in the given field as explained above, click on the banner written "Registered at Another Provider", and click on "Next".
In this case, you'll be asked to point your domain to Hostinger servers (domains registered at Hostinger are pointed to our server by default)
After pointing your domain to Hostinger, give it up to 24 hours for the DNS propagation to complete, and your website will be up and running
Connecting a Preview Domain
The preview domain name is automatically generated when you add a builder-based website to your hosting plan. It looks something like this: random-word-ID.builder-preview.com.
After selecting a temporary domain, the Connect domain button is visible next to your site in the Websites section for one week. Click on it to connect your custom domain:
The Connect domain button may still be visible even after connecting your custom domain. You may safely ignore the button, as it will disappear on its own.
If you cannot see the Connect domain button anymore, click on the ellipsis button and select Change domain:
And that's how you connect a domain to a website created with Hostinger AI Builder 😊