{"id":184,"date":"2021-10-26T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/?p=184"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:14:37","slug":"updating-domain-nameservers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/domain-registration-help-guides\/updating-domain-nameservers\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating My Domain Nameservers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"top\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#nameserver-what\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#nameserver-what\">What are Nameservers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#nameserver-why\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#nameserver-why\">Why would I need to update my Nameservers?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#nameserver-update\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#nameserver-update\">How to update your Nameservers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#nameserver-note\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#nameserver-note\">Important note regarding Nameserver updates<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>One of the most important parts of your webhosting services is your nameservers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what are they, and how to they affect your services?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we cannot dig too deep into the mechanics of domain name resolution, this guide will help you understand how your nameservers affect your services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"nameserver-what\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Nameservers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your nameservers contain your domain\u2019s DNS records that direct visitors to your website and emails into your mailboxes, as well as several other services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/22\/dns\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14\">DNS<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your nameservers are set and managed by your domain registrar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If your domain is registered with us, your nameservers are set to our nameservers by default, but can be updated in your client area. Check <a href=\"#nameserver-update\">here<\/a> for information on how you update your nameservers.<\/li><li>If your domain is registered elsewhere, you would need to contact them to manage your nameservers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"nameserver-why\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why would I need to update my Nameservers? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, you do not ever need to update your nameservers. Using our nameservers in beneficial if you are using our services because it allows us to update your DNS if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you are using a third party for hosting or other services, you may need to update them to your new provider\u2019s nameservers. Your new host should provide you with the new nameservers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"nameserver-update\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Update your Nameservers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily update your nameservers from your client area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t know how to access your client area, you can find out <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/customer-account-dashboard\/accessing-your-client-area\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"249\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Once logged into your <strong>Client Area<\/strong> , click on the domains section <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ca-blocks-1.png\" alt=\"Links to the main sections of the client area.\" class=\"wp-image-575\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You should now be at the <strong>My Domains <\/strong>page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ca-domains.png\" alt=\"The list of domains in the Domains section of the client area.\" class=\"wp-image-609\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the domain you wish to update by clicking on the row. You can click anywhere on the box, except the domain name (this will take you to the domain&#8217;s website).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ca-domainactions.png\" alt=\"The Manage menu in the Domains section of the client area.\" class=\"wp-image-621\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Click on <strong>Nameservers<\/strong> from the Manage menu, located on the left hand side of the screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you reach the <strong>Nameservers <\/strong>page, you can choose between using our default name servers or you can enter your own third party name servers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ca-nameserversset.png\" alt=\"The form where you can set the domain nameservers.\" class=\"wp-image-635\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once entered, click the <strong>Change Nameservers<\/strong> button to update the nameservers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#nameserver-top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#nameserver-top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" id=\"nameserver-note\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important note regarding Nameserver updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any time you make changes to your DNS or Nameservers, it can take up to 24 hours for the changes to fully propagate. While most modern servers will update within 4-6 hours, it can still take up to 24 hours for it to be fully propagated world wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#nameserver-top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions, please be sure to reach out to our support staff by using our chat service in your <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/26\/accessing-your-client-area\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"249\">client area<\/a> or by submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/25\/clientarea-supportticket\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/2021\/10\/25\/clientarea-supportticket\/\">ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are my domain nameservers, and how do I update them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-domain-registration-help-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions\/2476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianwebhost.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}