How to Point Your Domain to Your Hosting Provider (Beginner’s Guide)
How to Point Your Domain to Your Hosting Provider (Beginner’s Guide)

How to Point Your Domain to Your Hosting Provider (Beginner’s Guide)

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So you’ve bought a domain name — great! Now what?

If your domain is registered with one company (like Namecheap or GoDaddy) and your hosting is with another (like Bluehost or Hostinger), you need to connect the two.

This is called pointing your domain to your web host, and it’s easier than it sounds.

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to point your domain to your hosting provider, even if you’re a total beginner — no coding needed!

 

What Does “Pointing a Domain” Mean?

When someone types yourwebsite.com, the internet needs to know where to find your site. That’s what domain pointing does — it connects your domain to your hosting account by updating DNS (Domain Name System) settings.

Option 1: Change the Nameservers

This is the most common way to point your domain.

Step-by-Step:

  • Log into your domain registrar (e.g. Namecheap, GoDaddy, Google Domains).
  • Go to your domain list or DNS settings.
  • Find the option for Nameservers.
  • Replace the default nameservers with the ones from your hosting provider.
    Example:
  1. Bluehost nameservers:
    ns1.bluehost.com
    ns2.bluehost.com
  2. Hostinger nameservers:
    ns1.dns-parking.com
    ns2.dns-parking.com
  • Save the changes.

⏱ DNS changes can take up to 24–48 hours to fully update (called DNS propagation).

 

Option 2: Update A Records (Advanced Option)

If you prefer to keep your domain registrar’s DNS but want to point only the web traffic, use A records.

Steps:

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