{"id":1132,"date":"2020-12-21T16:46:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2020\/12\/21\/4739279-how-to-point-a-domain-to-blogger-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:12","slug":"4739279-how-to-point-a-domain-to-blogger-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/4739279-how-to-point-a-domain-to-blogger-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Point a Domain to Blogger at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Before pointing a domain to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogger<\/a><\/b>, make sure that you have an <b>active Blogger account<\/b> and that your blog is already created.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once that&rsquo;s done, you can point your domain by adding two <b>CNAME <\/b>(required) and four <b>A<\/b> records (optional).<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"step-1---adding-2-cname-records\">Step 1 &ndash; Add Two CNAME Records<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To find the required CNAME records, navigate to the <b>Settings<\/b> section:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/12\/ec20687c-389c-487a-bd2e-24acf7c4a309.jpg\" alt=\"The Settings section on Blogger\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Scroll down to the <b>Publishing<\/b> section, and click on <b>Custom domain<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/12\/c26d9d96-ccb2-429a-8d10-8dd847bbabb5.jpg\" alt=\"Adding a custom domain on Blogger\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Enter your domain name with <b>www<\/b> in front of it, and click on <b>Save<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/12\/81d81786-1297-4682-9c00-8890210e8343.jpg\" alt=\"Adding a custom domain on Blogger\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">You will get a message informing you about the required CNAME records to be added:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/12\/98fdd217-6636-47d1-84ea-f2612bf907a7.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">The exact CNAME records are marked in <b>blue<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/12\/96240dca-aaf9-4113-b9d6-1acc6f38e511.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you copy the values, add the required <b><a href=\"\/support\/4738777-how-to-manage-cname-records-on-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">CNAME records<\/a><\/b> to your domain&rsquo;s DNS Zone. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">When done, click on <b>Save<\/b> again, and your domain will be added to <b>Blogger<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"step-2-optional---adding-4-a-records-or-redirecting-to-www\">Step 2 (Optional) &ndash; Add Four A Records or Redirect to www<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">You may also <b><a href=\"\/support\/4468886-how-to-add-and-remove-a-records-in-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">create four A records<\/a><\/b> in your domain&rsquo;s DNS zone. This way, your blog will be accessible via both <b>www<\/b> (<code>www.domain.tld<\/code>) and <b>non-www <\/b>(<code>domain.tld<\/code>) addresses. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">The records should have these IP addresses:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">216.239.32.21<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">216.239.34.21<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">216.239.36.21<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">216.239.38.21<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you add the records, <b><a href=\"\/support\/4146975-what-is-dns-propagation\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">DNS propagation<\/a><\/b> will start. This process can take <b>up to<\/b> <b>24 hours<\/b>. During this time, it&rsquo;s expected that your website won&rsquo;t work, but give it some time, and it will get online soon.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Alternatively, you can <b>redirect visitors from non-www to www<\/b> version of your blog. To do so, go to <b>Settings <\/b>&rarr; <b>Publishing<\/b>, and click on <b>Redirect domain<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/12\/2bca8694-421d-4068-907a-fa13474fdb17.jpg\" alt=\"Redirecting a domain on Blogger\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">That&rsquo;s it! 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