Think of nameservers as signposts that point to the company responsible for your domain's settings. Knowing this helps you understand where to go to update the domain's DNS records.
Nameservers always indicate where a domain's DNS zone is managed from 💡
To check what nameservers are currently set for your domain, go to the public domain database Whois and search for your domain name:
You will see a similar output — check the row Name Servers:
You may also check for the latest information by clicking on the icon next to “updated X days ago”:
Nameservers always indicate the platform where the DNS changes should be made:
If you get Hostinger nameservers — ns1.dns-parking.com and ns2.dns-parking.com — it means the domain's DNS zone is managed in Hostinger
If you get any other nameservers, it means that your domain's DNS zone is managed elsewhere (not in Hostinger):
Google the name nameservers, and you'll find out what provider they belong to
Then log into your account at the service provider's website and make the necessary changes to your domain's DNS zone
Examples of service providers and their nameservers
Examples of service providers and their nameservers
Cloudflare: bob.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com
GoDaddy: NS07.domaincontrol.com, NS08.domaincontrol.com
IONOS: ns1045.ui-dns.org, ns1045.ui-dns.biz, ns1045.ui-dns.de, ns1045.ui-dns.com
Bluehost: ns1.bluehost.com, ns2.bluehost.com
Wix: ns4.wixdns.net, ns5.wixdns.net