Domains & DNS

Yes — a domain registered anywhere can be hosted with us without ever moving its actual registration.

What each DNS record type actually does, in plain terms, and the handful you will realistically ever need to touch.

Usually a few hours, occasionally up to 48 — and your own browser is almost always the last thing on earth to catch up.

A CNAME points one name at another instead of at an address, and it comes with one hard rule about what else can share its name.

A TXT record just holds text for another system to read, most often used to prove domain ownership or authorise a mail sender.

Where to find the A record setting in your DNS zone, what each field means, and how to confirm the change actually took.

Finding out who holds a domain you want, approaching them properly, and using an escrow service so neither side is trusting the other blindly.

The right way to check whether a DNS change has actually spread, instead of the one method that reliably gives you the wrong answer.

How to find out, with certainty rather than a guess, which company actually controls a domain DNS right now.

The practical rules that separate a domain name people remember and spell correctly from one that quietly costs you traffic for years.

Handing DNS control of one subdomain to a different set of nameservers, while everything else on the domain stays exactly where it is.

A browser error that almost always points at your own device or network, not the website you were trying to reach, and how to tell which.

The unique code your current registrar issues to prove you control a domain before it can move anywhere else.

How one hosting account can run several genuinely separate websites, each with its own folder, domain, and DNS pointing.

Moving a domain from one account to another with the same provider, without breaking the DNS records the site currently depends on.

Adding a domain to your account without giving it its own website, so it either mirrors your main site or shows a simple holding page.

The two ways to connect a domain to a hosting account, when to use each, and how to tell the change has actually taken effect.

What to do at each stage of an expired domain, from a same-day renewal through to paying a redemption fee before it is gone for good.

Two ways to send one domain to another, and why a proper 301 redirect matters far more than it looks like it should.

Renewing before the expiry date is simple; the details worth knowing are auto-renewal, payment failures, and what a late renewal costs.

One record that answers for every undefined subdomain of a domain at once, along with the SSL and security trade-offs that come with it.

The steps to move a domain to a new registrar, the checks to do first, and why the transfer itself never touches your website.

Keeping DNS with a third-party service while your website stays hosted with us, and the one detail that trips people up when doing it.

Neither version is technically better any more; the only real mistake is leaving both live without one properly redirecting to the other.