{"id":546,"date":"2024-02-08T06:45:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T06:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/02\/08\/8925103-which-nameservers-to-choose-when-transferring-a-domain-to-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:00","slug":"8925103-which-nameservers-to-choose-when-transferring-a-domain-to-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8925103-which-nameservers-to-choose-when-transferring-a-domain-to-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Nameservers to Choose When Transferring a Domain to Hostinger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Domain nameservers control where your domain&rsquo;s DNS zone is managed. For example, if your domain uses Hostinger nameservers, its DNS zone is managed at Hostinger.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/transfer-domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">domain transfer to Hostinger<\/a>, which can take up to 7 days, nameservers are locked and can&rsquo;t be changed. That&rsquo;s why you need to select one of the following options before starting the transfer:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Use Hostinger&rsquo;s name servers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Use existing name servers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Custom settings (advanced)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/02\/70b26ecf-aaee-46f1-a8f1-2bc73d559106.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Here&rsquo;s what each option means and how to decide which one is right for you.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_b5c9a29803\">Option 1 &mdash; Use Hostinger&rsquo;s name servers<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">This option helps ensure uninterrupted service in the following cases:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Your website and email services are already hosted at Hostinger.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The domain is already using Hostinger&rsquo;s nameservers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">You can also select this option if you plan to create a new website and set up email accounts entirely at Hostinger.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/en\/collections\/2534491-dns-zone-management-at-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">DNS Zone Management at Hostinger<\/a> &#128161; <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_a97222e197\">Option 2 &mdash; Use existing name servers <\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">This option keeps your current nameservers and all existing DNS records unchanged during the domain transfer.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">This is recommended in any of these cases:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You plan to migrate your website and email services to Hostinger <b>after<\/b> the transfer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You prefer to <a href=\"\/support\/1696789-how-to-change-nameservers-at-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">update the nameservers<\/a> <b>after<\/b> the transfer is complete.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You want to continue managing the DNS zone with your current provider while handling domain registration (contact details and renewals) at Hostinger.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If your current provider doesn&rsquo;t support DNS management for domains registered elsewhere, consider options 2 or 3. If you&rsquo;re unsure, contact your current domain provider.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_6d6105c909\">Option 3 &mdash; Custom settings (advanced)<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">This option is recommended if:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Your website is hosted in Hostinger, but email services are hosted elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">You want to manage the DNS zone at Hostinger after the transfer while keeping custom DNS records.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">This way, your website hosting (files and databases) will continue to be managed at Hostinger. External email services and other custom DNS records remain unchanged.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_cdca3f56bc\">What is DNSSEC?<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) is a DNS feature designed to add an extra layer of security to the domain name lookup process.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Since Hostinger has its own built-in security features, DNSSEC is not supported. To ensure a smooth domain transfer, we recommend disabling DNSSEC if it&rsquo;s enabled for your domain. You can do this through your current domain provider.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">To confirm whether DNSSEC is enabled, check with your provider before starting the transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how nameservers and DNS records work when transferring a domain to Hostinger and the available options<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transfer-domain-to-hostinger"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8925103-which-nameservers-to-choose-when-transferring-a-domain-to-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/8925103-que-servidores-de-nombres-opcion-dns-elegir-al-transferir-un-dominio-a-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2551,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/2551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}