Point your domain to MdmHost: change nameservers at GoDaddy, Namecheap, Name.com and more

If your domain is registered with another company, it will not show your MdmHost website until you point it to our servers. The simplest way is to change the domain's nameservers, which hands DNS management to MdmHost; your records then live in cPanel. This guide covers the most common registrars.

Before you start

• The MdmHost nameservers for your service. They are in your hosting welcome email and in the MdmHost dashboard under Services. Resellers using their own nameservers should use those instead; see set up nameservers in WHM.
• Your login for the registrar account where the domain is registered. Not sure where that is? Look it up with the WHOIS checker.
• If you use email on the domain today, note your current MX records so mail keeps working after the switch.

GoDaddy

1. Sign in at GoDaddy and open My Products → Domains (Domain Portfolio).
2. Click the domain, then open the DNS tab and choose Nameservers.
3. Click Change Nameservers and select I'll use my own nameservers.
4. Enter the MdmHost nameservers, one per field (use Add Nameserver for more).
5. Click Save and confirm the warning.

Namecheap

1. Sign in and open Domain List from the left menu.
2. Click Manage next to the domain.
3. In Nameservers, choose Custom DNS from the drop-down.
4. Enter the nameservers and click the green tick to save.

Name.com

1. Sign in and open My Domains.
2. Click the domain and choose Manage Nameservers.
3. Delete the existing default nameservers and add each MdmHost nameserver.
4. Click Save Changes.

Dynadot

1. Sign in and go to My Domains → Manage Domains.
2. Tick the domain and choose DNS Settings (or open the domain and click DNS Settings).
3. Select Name Servers as the type and enter the MdmHost nameservers.
4. Click Save DNS.

123 Reg

1. Log in to the 123 Reg control panel and select the domain.
2. Open Manage DNS (Advanced Domain Settings), then the Nameservers tab.
3. Choose to use custom nameservers, enter the MdmHost nameservers and click Update.

LogicBoxes based registrars (NetEarthOne, ResellerClub, many resellers)

1. Log in to the registrar's control panel and search for the domain.
2. Open the order and click Name Servers.
3. Replace the existing entries with the MdmHost nameservers.
4. Click Update Name Servers.

Check the change

• Nameserver changes usually work within a few hours but can take up to 24 to 48 hours worldwide while old DNS answers expire.
• Check the current nameservers with the WHOIS checker or run nslookup -type=ns example.com.
• Once the site loads from MdmHost, AutoSSL issues the free certificate automatically, usually within a few hours.

Troubleshooting

• The registrar rejects the nameservers: type them exactly, without http:// or a trailing dot. Custom reseller nameservers must have glue (child nameserver) records first.
• The site works for you but not others: propagation is still in progress; wait and flush your local DNS cache.
• Email stopped working: your mail was hosted elsewhere. Add the old MX records in cPanel Zone Editor.
• Domain is locked or expired: renew it at the registrar first; expired domains do not resolve.

Next steps

• Manage DNS records in cPanel
• Add the domain to cPanel as an addon domain
• Get free SSL with AutoSSL