Connect your domain

Your website runs on NijeesWeb's servers, but your domain is registered somewhere else — with GoDaddy, Hostinger, BigRock, Namecheap or another registrar. Connecting the two means adding two DNS records at your registrar so that your domain points to us. It takes about five minutes.

The records to add#

Add these two records in your domain's DNS settings:

• @ means the domain itself (yourbusiness.in). Some registrars want the field left blank, or the full domain typed in, instead of @.
• www covers www.yourbusiness.in. Your site answers on both addresses, and one redirects to the other so search engines see a single site.

Then delete any other records with the same names that point elsewhere — another A record for @ or www, an AAAA record (an IPv6 address), or a CNAME on www. Old records are the most common reason a domain keeps showing the previous website or a parking page.

Step by step at your registrar#

The screens differ from one registrar to another, but the steps are always the same:

1. Sign in to the website where you bought your domain.
2. Open your list of domains and choose the one you used for NijeesWeb.
3. Find DNS, DNS management, Manage DNS or Zone editor.
4. Edit the existing A record for @ — or add one — and set its value to 13.202.27.61.
5. Do the same for www. If www is a CNAME, delete it and add an A record instead.
6. Save. That's it — the rest happens on its own.

Tips for popular registrars#

• GoDaddy — My Products → Domains → DNS. GoDaddy adds a parking A record for @ to new domains: edit that record rather than adding a second one.
• Hostinger — Domains → Manage → DNS / Nameservers. If the domain uses Hostinger's nameservers, edit the records there; if it shows other nameservers, edit the records wherever those nameservers are managed.
• BigRock and ResellerClub — Manage Domain → DNS Management. Make sure the domain uses the registrar's own nameservers, or the records you add will not take effect.
• Namecheap — Domain List → Manage → Advanced DNS. Remove the URL Redirect Record and CNAME for www that Namecheap adds by default.
• Cloudflare — add both A records and set them to DNS only (grey cloud), not Proxied (orange cloud), at least until your SSL certificate has been issued.

How long it takes#

DNS changes usually spread across the internet within 15 minutes to a few hours, and occasionally up to 48 hours. Until then, some visitors may still see your old site — that is normal.

As soon as your domain points to NijeesWeb, the SSL certificate is issued automatically and your site opens over https:// with a padlock.

Check that it worked#

• Open https://yourbusiness.in in a private browser window. You should see your new website with a padlock in the address bar.
• Or look the domain up on a DNS checker, such as dnschecker.org: type your domain, choose A, and you should see 13.202.27.61 in most locations.

If your site is not showing after a few hours, the domain and SSL troubleshooting guide walks through every cause.

Using a subdomain#

You can run a NijeesWeb site on a subdomain such as shop.yourbusiness.in. Enter the subdomain as your website domain when you set up, then add the records with the subdomain as the name:

Common questions#

Do I need to change my nameservers?#

No. Keep your current nameservers and add the two A records. Changing nameservers can break your email and other services.

Will my email stop working?#

No. Email uses MX records, which you do not touch.

My site shows "There's no website at this address"#

That page means your domain already points to NijeesWeb, but no active website uses that exact domain. Check you typed the domain on the set-up page exactly as you are visiting it — see Website offline.

Can I move my domain to another registrar later?#

Yes. As long as the two A records point to 13.202.27.61, your site keeps working wherever the domain is registered.