Each domain name provider has their own unique interface, but the general requirement is that you update the DNS records of your domain and add or update your ‘A’ record to point to 209.97.129.155
This is telling the browser that www.[yourdomainname] should point to the bookalet IP address and this is the most basic configuration, you may have many other records for mail (Type MX) and others that you should not update without knowing the implications.
Once this is done, add your domain name to the web builder by selecting the ‘Domain Names’ section on the left hand menu, then click on ‘Add domain’ and enter your domain name.
Please note:
Changing your ‘A’ records won’t make your website appear immediately, it can take up to 48 hours for the changes to propagate around the Internet.
Also, if your domain name has an AAAA (IPv6) record, this must be deleted in order for the SSL certificate to work.
Below are some 'how to' guides from a selection of major domain providers
Edit an A record in your GoDaddy zone file if you need to update where your domain is pointing. Changes to an existing A record may cause your website or email service to be temporarily interrupted. If you’re trying to change your www record, you’ll need to edit your CNAME record instead.
Select Save to complete your changes.
Please allow up to 48 hours for your changes to take full effect globally.
To add a new A record, follow these steps:
In the Domains section of the Control Panel, next to your desired domain, click on thegear symbol under Actions and selectDNS.
Click Add Record and select the A type.
In the Host Name field, specify the desired host. To create the A record for your domain, enter the @ character. The @ character is used as a placeholder and ensures that the domain is connected with www and all subdomains. If you want to create the A record for a specific subdomain, enter the desired subdomain, such as www.
In the Points to field, enter the desired IPv4 address.
Optional: Select the desired TTL. By default, your changes will become active immediately.
Below the Preview for www row, you can select whether or not you would like to also add this record to the www subdomain.
Click Save.
You can adjust existing A records in the Control Panel. To do this, simply follow these steps:
In the Domains > DNS section of the Control Panel next to the desired A record, click on the Gear SYMBOL under Actions and select Edit Record.
Specify the desired IP address in the Points To field.
Optional: Select the desired TTL.
By default, your changes will become active immediately.
Click SAVE.
Once logged into your Control Panel, click on your domain (if you have more than one), scroll to the bottom of the page and select DNS Settings.
If this is the first time you have ever been to this page, you may see a box appear entitled Activate Advanced DNS, which will require you to tick the confirmation tickbox and click Activate.
Once you have done that once, clicking on DNS Settings will then always take you to the screen shown below.
It is expected that if you are entering in DNS records then you have a degree of familiarity with DNS. If you are at all uncertain about anything then we recommend contacting us for assistance.
The first section is called “A, CNAME records etc”, and is mainly used for creating or modifying A, CNAME or TXT records.
As an example, if you wanted to create an A record called test.mydomain.com and point it to IP Address 123.123.123.123 then on the first empty row you would enter test into the Hostname box, choose A as the Type, and enter 123.123.123.123 as the Result.
This is shown below.
Once these settings have been saved you have successfully changed the DNS records for your domain. These changes may to 1 – 4 hours to propagate throughout the web.​
If you find that you are unable to make these changes yourself or needs further assistance, please contact the support team at 123Reg. They will be able to make these changes for you.
1. Sign into your Namecheap account.
2. Select Domain List from the left sidebar and click Manage next to your domain:
3. Select the Advanced DNS tab at the top of the page:
4. In the Host Records section, click the Add New Record button (not able to edit Host Records?):
Host: If you need to create a record for a bare domain (e.g., mydomain.tld), it is needed to put @ in this field.
In case a record for any subdomain (like www.mydomain.tld or blog.mydomain.tld) should be created, put only the name of your subdomain into the Host field without mentioning the domain itself. As such, the record for www.mydomain.tld should have only www in the Host:
TTL: A TTL value of 1800 seconds (30 minutes) would mean that, if a DNS record was changed on the nameserver, DNS servers around the world could still be showing the old value from their cache for up to 30 minutes after the change.
Our default TTL is 30 minutes. You can select it from the drop-down or just leave it “Automatic”.