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Edit DNS Servers for Domain on GoDaddy

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You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we're going to demonstrate how to set up hosting web site with the domain name registered on GoDaddy with a separate hosting company called DreamHost.

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To begin, navigate to https://www.godaddy.com
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Then, log into your Godaddy account by clicking "Sign In" in the top-right corner of the window
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Enter your ID and password and click the green "SIGN IN" button
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In this tutorial, the domain name is "xonlo.com".
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Now, log in to your DreamHost account by navigating to https://www.dreamhost.com
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Click the blue "LOGIN" button in the upper-right corner of the window
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Enter your email address and password and click "Sign In"
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Once logged in, click "Manage Domains"
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It's in the toolbox on the left-hand side of the window.
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Then, click "Add Hosting to a Domain / Sub-Domain" at the top of the page that opens
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Type the domain name into the "Domain to host" text box
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It's "xonlo.com" in this video. Below the text box, you will see some options such as "Add WWW" or "Remove WWW".
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For this tutorial, let's click "Add WWW"
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This will add "www." to the domain name. This is the default setting.
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Next, click "Username" with the "Create a New User" setting in the drop-down menu above
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Type the user name
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In this video, it's "xonloadmin".
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Keep the default "PHP mode" setting
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Keep the other options at their default settings
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At the bottom, click "Fully host this domain"
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DreamHost will give you some name servers to add to your GoDaddy account. In this case, there are three name servers.
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Highlight the first name server and press "Ctrl" + "C" to copy it into the buffer
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Switch to the GoDaddy tab
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You may want to copy the name servers over to the GoDaddy account.
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Click "Manage" for your selected domain name
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Then, click "Manage" under the "Nameservers" heading
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In the pop-up window, check "Custom" under "SETUP TYPE"
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Next, click the green "ADD NAMESERVER" button at the bottom of this window
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Press "Ctrl" + "V" to Paste the first name server into the first text box
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Add two more name servers by clicking "ADD NAMESERVER" two more times
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They are in numerical order in this video: "NS1.DREAMHOST.COM", "NS2.DREAMHOST.COM", and "NS3.DREAMHOST.COM").
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Then, click "OK" at the bottom of the window
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In the next window, click on "SAVE"
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The process may take a few moments to be completed.
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That is how you change your domain name servers on GoDaddy to use a separate DNS service. In another video, we'll show how to perform a "One-Click" WordPress installation from DreamHost. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thank you for watching VisiHow!