How to Point Your Domain to Your Hosting Account Print

To make your website load, your domain must point to the correct hosting account.

There are two common ways to do this:

1. Update the domain’s nameservers.
2. Update DNS records manually.

Option 1: Change nameservers

If your hosting provider gave you nameservers, update your domain to use them.

Example: ns1.examplehost.com and ns2.examplehost.com.

Once nameservers are updated, DNS propagation can take a few hours and sometimes up to 24–48 hours.

Option 2: Update DNS records

If you want to keep your current DNS provider, update your DNS records instead.

• A Record: points your domain to your website server IP.
• CNAME: points one hostname to another hostname.
• MX Record: controls email delivery.
• TXT Record: used for verification and email security.

If your domain and hosting are with AnyKey SX, contact support and we can help point the domain correctly.