Linking a domain to a hosting

Most of the owners of Internet resources immediately after buying a hosting ask themselves: how to link a domain address to a hosting. There are several answers to this question, which we will consider in this article.

Why do you need to link a domain to a hosting?

For your site to start working properly, you need to link a domain name to a hosting. You need to do this right after you decide to buy hosting and make a purchase. You can do it yourself, or turn to specialists. If before that you already had hosting provider, then you need to link the new hosting to your domain.

How to link a domain to hosting?

Hostia provides its customers with a personal account where they can manage the domain and adjust the necessary settings. The binding will go through several stages.

1) Log in to your hosting account.
2) Go to Domain Management.
3) Add a domain to the hosting by writing the desired name in the field.
4) After adding the domain to the hosting, log in to the domain registrar in the domain control panel.
5) Go to the page where you can change the DNS, usually called "My Domains".
6) Enter the DNS addresses in a suitable graph.

Attaching often takes some time. Usually from 4-9 hours to two days.

It is also possible to add a new domain name to bind the domain to the hosting. This option is also simple, but it takes 24 hours to link a domain. However, if you are using php hosting then this is not required.

Our Hostia experts in St. Petersburg will help you link your domain to hosting right after you buy it. You can contact the support service online on the site by filling out the form with your data or write to the mail.