{"id":752,"date":"2022-10-10T08:05:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T08:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/10\/10\/6627577-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger-website-builder\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:32:05","slug":"6627577-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger-website-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6627577-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger-website-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Point a Domain to Hostinger Website Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can connect a domain to Hostinger Website Builder in two ways:<\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Via nameservers<\/strong>: your domain&rsquo;s DNS zone is transferred to and managed by Hostinger.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Via CNAME records<\/strong>: your DNS zone stays with your current provider.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\"><strong>Important<\/strong>: A records are not supported for Hostinger Website Builder. Using an A record to point a domain to Website Builder will result in the site not loading. Remove any existing A or AAAA records for the root domain (@) before adding CNAME records.<\/div><p>If your registrar does not support root CNAME records, the recommended alternatives are:<\/p><ul>\n<li>Transfer the domain to Hostinger, or<\/li>\n<li>Use a DNS provider that supports CNAME flattening (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6865646-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger-website-builder-via-cloudflare\/\">e.g., Cloudflare<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Once your domain is pointed to Hostinger, make sure your website is <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6475340-website-builder-how-to-publish-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a><\/b>, and give it some time<b> <\/b>(up to 24 hours) to start working &#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_9b83389b26\">Option 1 &ndash; Via nameservers<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If your domain is registered at Hostinger, it&rsquo;s pointed to <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583247-where-to-find-hostinger-nameservers#h_8cf0e6113a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hostinger nameservers<\/a> by default. However, if you use a third-party domain (that&rsquo;s not registered at Hostinger), you need to<b> <\/b>update your domain&rsquo;s nameservers manually.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Pointing your domain to Hostinger nameservers<b> <\/b>sets your email-related records for <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5832752-how-to-check-the-email-service-included-in-your-hosting-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hostinger Email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you already use a different email service, make sure to update the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4443666-how-to-manage-mx-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MX records<\/a> with those of your email provider after the nameserver change has fully <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4146975-what-is-dns-propagation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">propagated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">To manually point your domain to Hostinger nameservers, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Go to the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>section of hPanel, find your website in the list and click on <b>Check guide<\/b> next to the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/10085905-how-to-connect-a-preferred-domain-name-instead-of-a-temporary-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Temporary domain<\/a> or <b>Domain not connected<\/b> message:<br>\n&#8203;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/7626b0d0-8235-4051-ae1c-692bfa422c1f.jpg\" alt=\"Domain not connected status with a Check guide link highlighted\" width=\"450\" data-media-id=\"3196\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Copy the nameserver values provided&mdash;they will look similar to this:<br>\n&#8203;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/599988a1-fff7-46e4-bdec-0261b38ce2cc.jpg\" alt=\"Hostinger instructions showing nameserver records example1.dns-parking.com and example2.dns-parking.com to paste\" data-media-id=\"3198\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to your domain provider&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Find your domain&rsquo;s nameserver settings and delete all the current nameservers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Insert the values provided by Hostinger.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Save the changes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The nameserver values provided in this step may vary depending on the domain. Always use the exact ones shown in your panel when making changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">After updating the nameservers, your website will be up and running <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4146975-what-is-dns-propagation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within 24 hours<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_a1e56848f4\">Option 2 &ndash; Via CNAME Records<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Alternatively, you may point your domain to Hostinger Website Builder by adding<b> <\/b>two CNAME records to your domain&rsquo;s DNS zone:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to your domain provider&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Find your domain&rsquo;s DNS management zone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to<b> delete<\/b> all <b>A<\/b> and\/or <b>AAAA<\/b> <b>records<\/b> (if any) for your <b>root domain <\/b>(@)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Add the following <b>CNAME records<\/b>:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: max-content;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa\">\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>CNAME 1<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>CNAME 2<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Name:<b> @<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Points to:<b> connect.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">TTL: default, or <b>14400<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Name:<b> www<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Points to:<b> connect.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">TTL: default, or <b>14400<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/ecf20ec6-31d4-4be6-8252-0c35663839da.jpg\" alt=\"DNS records CNAME @ and www pointing to connect.hostinger.com\" data-media-id=\"3199\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">After saving the changes, your website will be up and running <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4146975-what-is-dns-propagation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within 24 hours<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-connecting-an-external-domain\"><b>Connecting an external domain<\/b><\/h2><p>Additionally, you can connect an externally registered domain directly from hPanel without leaving the Hostinger interface.<\/p><p>After updating your nameservers or DNS records at your domain provider, click <b>I&rsquo;ve Updated NS\/DNS<\/b> in hPanel. A <b>Domain is Connecting<\/b> notice will appear for up to 24 hours while DNS propagates.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/point1-1024x307.png\" alt=\"Dashboard domain connecting notice with Check guide button highlighted\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" data-media-id=\"9583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/point1-1024x307.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/point1-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/point1-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/point1-1536x461.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/point1.png 1757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p>This replaces the previous &ldquo;Connect Domain&rdquo; prompt and confirms your changes have been registered.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\"><b>Note for root domains:<\/b> Some external domain providers do not support the DNS record types required for root domain connection. If your provider is not compatible, use a subdomain or transfer your domain to Hostinger.<\/div><p><b>Subdomains:<\/b> DNS instructions specific to your subdomain are shown directly in the connection flow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connect a domain to your site created with Hostinger Website Builder<\/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":[276],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-builder"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6627577-how-to-point-a-domain-to-hostinger-website-builder\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6627577-como-apuntar-un-dominio-al-creador-de-sitios-web-de-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6627577-comment-pointer-un-nom-de-domaine-vers-le-createur-de-sites-internet-de-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6627577-cara-mengarahkan-domain-ke-website-builder-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/6627577-kaip-nukreipti-domena-i-hostinger-svetainiu-kurimo-iranki\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6627577-como-apontar-seu-dominio-para-o-criador-de-sites-da-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752","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=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10767,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions\/10767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}