DNS at your registrar

Connecting your own domain means adding one record where you bought it (your registrar). The record is always the same; only the buttons change. This page shows where they live at the ten most common registrars. For the full flow, start with Connect your domain.

The record you add

Elentir’s Add domain panel shows the exact values on two tabs, CNAME and A:

You want to use	Add this	Name	Value
A subdomain, like www.yoursite.com	a CNAME record	www	cname.elentir.app
The root, like yoursite.com	a CNAME (if allowed) or an A record	@	cname.elentir.app or 51.81.153.211

Some DNS providers allow a CNAME at the root (Cloudflare does, and providers with ALIAS records like Namecheap and Porkbun); many refuse it. If yours refuses, use the A record, it works everywhere. When you enter a subdomain in the host/name field, type only the label (www or app); nearly every registrar adds your domain for you.

Note

After adding the record, go back to Elentir’s Add domain panel and click Verify, verification doesn’t run by itself. DNS changes usually spread within the hour, worst case up to 48 hours. Once the domain verifies, SSL (the padlock) is set up for you automatically. Custom domains unlock on any paid plan.

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If none of this is your thing, click Need a hand? in the corner and chat with us live, or copy this for your developer (or an AI assistant):

I need to point my domain at my new website. Please add this DNS record where my domain is managed: for a subdomain like www, a CNAME record with name www and value cname.elentir.app. For the root domain, an A record with name @ and value 51.81.153.211 (or a CNAME to cname.elentir.app if the DNS host allows it at the root). I’ll click Verify in Elentir once it’s in.

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GoDaddy

Find DNS	Domain Portfolio → your domain → the three-dot menu → Edit DNS
Subdomain	Add → Type CNAME, Name = www, Value = cname.elentir.app
Root	Add → Type A, Name = @, Value = 51.81.153.211
Watch out	Type only www, never the full www.yoursite.com. Delete GoDaddy’s parked A record on @ if one exists

Namecheap

Find DNS	Domain List → Manage → Advanced DNS tab (Host Records)
Subdomain	Add New Record → CNAME Record, Host = www, Value = cname.elentir.app
Root	Add New Record → ALIAS Record, Host = @, Value = cname.elentir.app (or A Record, Host = @, Value = 51.81.153.211)
Watch out	Delete Namecheap’s default parking www/@ records if they clash

Cloudflare

Find DNS	Pick your domain → DNS → Records
Subdomain	+ Add record → CNAME, Name = www, Target = cname.elentir.app
Root	+ Add record → CNAME, Name = @, Target = cname.elentir.app (Cloudflare flattens root CNAMEs automatically)
Watch out	Set the record to DNS only (grey cloud). Proxied (orange) blocks verification and the padlock

Squarespace Domains (formerly Google Domains)

Find DNS	account.squarespace.com → Domains → your domain → DNS Settings
Subdomain	In Custom Records: Host = www, Type CNAME, Data = cname.elentir.app
Root	In Custom Records: Host = @, Type A, Data = 51.81.153.211
Watch out	Every Google Domains name moved here; manage it at Squarespace

Bluehost

Find DNS	Domains → your domain → the DNS tab (older accounts: cPanel Zone Editor)
Subdomain	CNAME section → Add Record → Host = www, Points To = cname.elentir.app
Root	A section → Add Record → Host = @, Points To = 51.81.153.211
Watch out	Remove the default A record Bluehost points at its own hosting first

Network Solutions

Find DNS	Account Manager → My Domain Names → Manage → Advanced Tools → Advanced DNS
Subdomain	Host Aliases (CNAME Records) → Edit → Alias = www, points to cname.elentir.app
Root	IP Address (A Records) → Edit → Host = @, points to 51.81.153.211
Watch out	The Alias field takes only the label (www), not the full name

Name.com

Find DNS	My Domains → your domain → DNS Records
Subdomain	Add a Record → CNAME, Host = www, Answer = cname.elentir.app
Root	Add a Record → A, Host blank, Answer = 51.81.153.211
Watch out	Name.com calls the value field Answer

Hover

Find DNS	hover.com → your domain → DNS → Add a record
Subdomain	CNAME, Hostname = www, Target Name = cname.elentir.app
Root	A, Hostname = @, IP Address = 51.81.153.211
Watch out	Hover calls the value field Target Name for CNAMEs

Porkbun

Find DNS	Domain Management → click your domain to expand it → DNS Records
Subdomain	CNAME, Host = www, Answer = cname.elentir.app
Root	ALIAS, Host blank, Answer = cname.elentir.app (or A, Host blank, Answer = 51.81.153.211)
Watch out	For a root record leave Host blank, not @

IONOS

Find DNS	Domains & SSL → your domain → the DNS tab
Subdomain	Add record → CNAME, Host name = www, Points to = cname.elentir.app
Root	Add record → A, Host name = @, Points to = 51.81.153.211
Watch out	Host name is auto-appended, so type only www

If it didn’t work

• Verify keeps failing (status stays Pending or shows Failed). Did you click Verify in the Add domain panel after adding the record? If yes: DNS has not spread yet, or the values do not match exactly. Check them against the panel, test at dnschecker.org, then try again later.
• Cloudflare: no verification, no padlock. The record is likely Proxied. Switch it to DNS only (grey cloud).
• You created www.yoursite.com.yoursite.com. You typed the full name in the host field. Enter only the label.
• Your registrar refuses a CNAME on the root. That’s normal, many do. Use the A record from the panel’s A tab instead.
• The old parking page still shows. A leftover A or CNAME record is fighting yours. Remove the registrar’s default records on the same host.

Note

Registrar screens change often. If a button is named slightly differently, look for the same idea (DNS records, CNAME, A record). The values Elentir needs are always shown in the Add domain panel.

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