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Link a domain name to an Infomaniak Web Hosting
This guide explains how to link a domain name to an Infomaniak Web Hosting offer.
Where is your domain name located?
At Infomaniak, same organization
If your domain name is registered with Infomaniak and is in the same user account or organization as the email service, then there is nothing to do.
- Check and correct any errors using this guide (click here)
At Infomaniak, different organization
If your domain name is registered with Infomaniak but in another user account or organization, then you need to:
- edit its DNS zone by specifying the site's IP address in the form of an A record and then wait up to 48 hours
OR
At Infomaniak with external DNS
If your domain name has DNS that are not Infomaniak's, then you need to:
- Edit the current DNS zone where it is located (if necessary, consult the help of the relevant provider) by specifying the site's IP address in the form of an A record and then wait up to 48 hours
OR
- Change the current DNS and select the use of Infomaniak's DNS; check and correct any errors using this guide
Elsewhere with external DNS
If your domain name has DNS that are not Infomaniak's, then you need to:
- Edit the current DNS zone where it is located (if necessary, consult the help of the relevant provider) by specifying the site's IP address in the form of an A record and then wait up to 48 hours
OR
- Change the current DNS (if necessary, consult the help of the relevant provider) by specifying Infomaniak's DNS (this implies having a DNS zone with Infomaniak; it will be configured correctly but check and correct any errors using this guide)
Elsewhere but you're bringing it back
If your domain name is registered with another registrar and you want to bring it back to the same place as your Infomaniak email, you need to:
- transfer the domain name to Infomaniak (it will be configured correctly but check and correct any errors using this guide)
If the domain name is intended to be an alias of your main site, you need to add the alias to your site.