Obtaining and Connecting a Domain Name

Steps to connect the domain with System

Open the domain panel

Navigate to the domain panel by clicking the “Sites” on the left side menu. Then when you have that page open you will see a link to “Connected Domains” on the top of your page, please click that.

Now, click on the ‘Add Domain’ button to add your domain with System

Select domain type

The system will allow you to add a free domain or custom domain. For our case, we will select the second option, and put your domain name.

If you don’t yet have a domain name, we recomend you go to NameCheap to register your unique domain. Try your best to get a .com, and make it short with no dashes or numbers.

Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Select services

<aside> 💡 System Services- This system offers both a web hosting service and an email delivery system. To enjoy these services, you might need to connect your custom domain with system. After connecting the domain with your system, the system will generate a few DNS records to verify your domain authority. You will have to add these records to your domain service provider like Namecheap.

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Now, the system will offer you services. By default, the Website Hosting service will be enabled.

<aside> 💡 When to use email sending? If you also need the Email service, please, click on the checkbox of the second tab, and add the email address that you want to add with your System for email services.

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<aside> 💡 Adding an email service with your System will not hamper your existing email services.

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Please, click on the ‘Next’ button.

Choose faster CDN (optional)

Now, the system will offer you the option to choose a faster CDN for a better web service experience for your users. Please, click on the ‘No, Thank You’ button unless you want a faster CDN for $5/month.

Collect DNS records

Please, wait for a while, the system will provide you with the required DNS records that you need to add to your domain registrar.

Separating DNS record

DNS record for Web Hosting

As per the screenshot, the first two records are the DNS record for the web hosting service. Among them, the first one is an ‘A’ type DNS record

DNS record for Email Service

As per the screenshot, the last three records are related to the email services. All of these records are CNAME records.

<aside> 💡 If you need only one specific service, then you can ignore DNS records related to other services.

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Entering Records into Namecheap

From your NameCheap dashboard, choose Domain List on the left, then click “manage” for the domain you are working with.

Click on Advanced DNS at the top, then click Add New Record.

Add your A Record provided to you by PrestoSuite.

Type: A Record

Host: @

Value: paste the IP address provided by PrestoSuite in the “Value” column.

TTL: Automatic

Then click the green check button on the right.

Add your CNAME records provided to you by PrestoSuite.

Click “Add New Record”.

Tyoe: CNAME Record

Host: Text provided by PrestoSuite in the “Name” field.

Value: Text provided by PrestoSutie in the “Value” field.

TTL: Automatic

Click the green check to the right.

Continue adding records until all records are added.

<aside> 💡 It could take up to 48 hours for these settings to take effect and propagate throughout the internet.

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