A Records are what point your domain to your website hosting. The first thing you’ll need to do to add an A Record is to make sure that you are using Name.com's default nameservers (which point computers looking for your DNS records to where they need to go.). Once you are on our nameservers, follow the steps below:
- Log into your domain account. (Godaddy, Network Solutions, etc.)
- Click on the My Domains button, located on the top right-hand corner.
- Click on the domain name you wish to create an A record for.
- Click Manage DNS Records.
- Here, you will add the desired A record, typically supplied by your website provider or host. If you were provided an IP address then you would typically create two A records: for your .com and the www. version.
First A record
- Leave the drop-down menu Type as A, leave the Host field blank, and then copy and paste the IP address into the answer field. Then click the blue Add Record button.