Connecting your Ecenica Domain to your Squarespace website

You can connect your Ecenica domain to your Squarespace website using the steps below.

Cancel Pending Domain Transfer

If you started a domain transfer to Squarespace first cancel the pending transfer at Squarespace.

1. Log in to your Squarespace account
2. Click Domains.
3. Click the domain that’s pending transfer.
4. Click Cancel transfer.
5. Confirm the cancellation.

Connect Domain at Squarespace

1. Log in to your Squarespace account and click the website you’ve created.
2. From the menu click the Settings cog, then click Domains & Email.
3. Click Domains
4. Click Use a Domain I Own
5. Enter your domain name into the Domain Name field and click the arrow to continue.
6. Click Connect Domain and then click Connect Domain again under Leave this domain with your current provider and point it to Squarespace.
7. A dialog Connection in progress will appear. Click Continue.
8. You’ll be taken to the DNS Settings page.

Set up your Squarespace CNAME records

Add the verify.squarespace.com record:

1. Open Ecenica Dashboard and go to My Domains. Select your domain you wish to connect to Squarespace.
2. From the menu, click DNS.
3. In the Add New Record field enter the following:
   Name: Copy and paste the unique code Squarespace have provided to you. For example, 8zyqj3332vakb6v3dya6
   Type: CNAME
   Value: verify.squarespace.com
4. Click Add

Add the www CNAME record:

1. Click the Edit icon next to your www. CNAME DNS record.
2. Change the Value entry and enter ext-cust.squarespace.com
3. Click Save.

Set up your Squarespace A records

1. Click the Edit icon next to your @ A DNS record.
2. Change the Value entry and enter 198.185.159.144
3. Click Save.
4. In the Add New Record field enter the following:
   Name: @
   Type: A
   Value: 198.185.159.145
5. Click Add
6. In the Add New Record field enter the following:
   Name: @
   Type: A
   Value: 198.49.23.144
7. Click Add
8. In the Add New Record field enter the following:
   Name: @
   Type: A
   Value: 198.49.23.145
9. Click Add

4. Refresh at Squarespace

Return to your Squarespace Domains panel, and click Refresh Records to check your DNS is set up correctly.