#6 Your Hosting

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Modify the DNS records for your domain name and point it at your new hosting account

You might have to wait a little while before you can start using your hosting account. Don't worry if you do, you can always come back to this task later on.

 
In this task you're going to modify the DNS records for your domain name and point it at your new hosting account. The work you done in the previous challenge on DNS is really going to pay off. This task should take you a few minutes.
 
The theory behind what you have to do is the same regardless of who you bought your domain or hosting from, but the practical application of this theory will be different in every case. But don't worry, it's very simple. 
 
  1. Get the IP address of the server that your hosting account is located on. You should have received this information from your host. Get in touch with them if you don't have it.
  2. Login to the website that you bought the domain from and find the screen that allows you to edit the DNS records for your domain. Modify the 'A record' for yourdomain.com and set the IP address for the 'A record' to the IP address of your hosting account.
  3. Finally you want to modify or add the DNS record for www.yourdomain.com and set it as a CNAME record for yourdomain.com.

 

Now you just have to wait for up to 24 hours ( although it's normally a lot sooner than that) for the DNS information for your domain to propagate across the internet. When everything is done, your hosting account should now be available by typing http://yourdomain.com into your web browser.

Task Discussion


  • iambeniwal said:

    I installed a Kloxo Panel to my VPS i.e. Virtual Private Server & pointed my Domain to my VPS's Ip address!
    I had turned my main domain into the nameservers so that now i just have to place that nameserver in the new domains (No more IP Configs! :D )

    on Jan. 19, 2013, 2:16 p.m.

  • Eenvincible said:

    Since I didn't want to register a fully commercial domain at the moment, I just decided to use a free one offered by the host I used which is  000webhost.com and my current domain name is www.simpledeveloper.co.nf which is still propagating before it is live. Please check out a blog post I created today on web hosting and all the little details that go into such.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Please drop by and remember to leave a link to your blog so I can check it out soon! Let us connect and we could be great friends

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:39 p.m.

  • preclectic said:

    Thanks to having registered a domain with my hosting company (Bluehost) years ago, moving my P2PU blog over to that location was super simple. My P2PU journal blog, The Visitor now resides at the following web address: http://www.preclectic.com/visitor/--right next door to my other blog, Preclectic.

    I'd be delighted for all of my P2PU peers to drop by and take a look at either blog.

    Thanks!
    :-)

    on Dec. 28, 2012, 2:52 a.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    Hi, I stopped by your awesome blog and I think you are doing a fantastic job following up with the project or challenge rather.

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:40 p.m. in reply to preclectic

  • S Briggs said:

    My Blog is Hosting by Blogger.com but i registered a domain name with enom and made the necessary changes it works great .. Ngbuzzblog.com

    on Dec. 17, 2012, 7:24 a.m.

  • Andy Crowe said:

    I registered my domain name here in New Zealand through Crazydomains.co.nz, then hosted my site with www.000webhost.com

    this is my site; should have put more thought into the name of the site but here it is:

    http://www.futureteach.asia/

    on Dec. 13, 2012, 4:04 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    Congratulations on your new site. I think you are doing a fantastic job. About the name, I think that should be good enough for now and you can get another one later down the road. Great job.

    Please stop by my blog and leave me a link to yours so we can connect more and learn from each other!

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and nice to see you make some progress

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:43 p.m. in reply to Andy Crowe

  • G Powell said:

    Hi Everyone,

     

    I assume I have done this correctly seeing as my website is live:  http://gjpowell.com/

    Thanks

    on Oct. 24, 2012, 9:05 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi, I stopped by your awesome blog and I think you are doing it right. It looks awesome!!

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:44 p.m. in reply to G Powell

  • Keven said:

    Done: http://wd.kevenpirritano.com

    on Oct. 16, 2012, 5:17 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi, I stopped by your awesome blog and I think you are doing a fantastic job following up with the project or challenge rather.

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:53 p.m. in reply to Keven

  • firewire2879 said:

    It's all setup with http://paylesswebhosting.com/

    my domain is

    http://webdynamosolutions.com/

    on June 29, 2012, 9:38 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi, I stopped by your awesome blog and I think you are doing a fantastic job following up with the project or challenge rather.

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:52 p.m. in reply to firewire2879

  • Anonym said:

    Ive done this with so many websites its pointless to try again...

    on June 28, 2012, 3:14 p.m.

  • Seun Sanni said:

    im waiting for the 24 hour frame.. i hope i got it right

    on Feb. 17, 2012, 1:15 p.m.

  • Dave Joe said:

    Very simple process. I used GoDaddy for the domain name and Google Sites for the host.

    on Feb. 10, 2012, 12:42 p.m.

  • WebDevRobert said:

    My domains are all squared away. Anyone else need some help?

    on Feb. 7, 2012, 12:32 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    I am looking for connections here and on our blogs, if you don't mind, please drop by mine and we can exchange links to our blogs!

    here is mine please:

     

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:51 p.m. in reply to WebDevRobert

  • jamesweaver said:

    All of my domains and hosting accounts are matched up, so I don't have anything to do. However, if anyone has any questions, let me know.

    on Feb. 1, 2012, 9:51 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi,would you mind dropping by my blog and sharing your links with me so I can check it out?

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:49 p.m. in reply to jamesweaver

  • Vita said:

    I can't believe I spent the whole day trying to complete this task and still not able to do it... sth is not matching up.... :S

    on Jan. 30, 2012, 11:13 a.m.

    Philipp said:

    Where do you get stuck? 

    on Jan. 30, 2012, 11:16 a.m. in reply to Vita

    WebDevRobert said:

    Hey Vita...

    Hit us up with some details so we can help you out!

    on Feb. 7, 2012, 12:29 p.m. in reply to Vita

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi, I have created a cool tutorial on how to get this challenge done - without the DNS settigns part which I will do later!.

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:45 p.m. in reply to Vita

  • Sinsedrix said:

    As registrar is never free, you can find some free web hosting service, I personnaly tested Olympus Network who gives its DNS :

    Olympe NS 1 : ns1.olympe-network.com - IP: 178.32.96.38
    Olympe NS 2 : ns2.olympe-network.com - IP: 91.121.48.195

    Then you just have to copy paste these lines in your registrar's DNS form.

    on Jan. 26, 2012, 9:04 a.m.

  • Joan said:

    I've been looking around and trying to see which things actually work. I can already accept the domain but whatever I do, whichever address I try to add on the forwarding, the system tells me that the address is on the block list. I don't get so, I guess, I'd have to do this properly.

    Which means, I can't properly finish #5 and #6 unless I properly register a domain and get a proper host.

    on Dec. 18, 2011, 11:06 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi, is there anything I can do to help you with this? Is it because of where you live or what is going wrong? Please post details so we can see how to help you!

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:48 p.m. in reply to Joan

  • brotherhutch said:

    Of course if you register and host with the same company, which seems to me rather common, you won't have to do this step, since the host will have taken care of this internally for you.

    on Nov. 14, 2011, 8:40 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

     

    Hi, I did exactly that with my domain and I am going to still show how to edit settings in my  next post for those who are interested!

    Please check out mine here and let us connect.

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/web-hosting-going-live-level-5/

    Thanks again and remember to leave a link to yours so I can check it out further

    on Dec. 29, 2012, 10:46 p.m. in reply to brotherhutch