Before you connect a domain using DNS pointing, you must purchase a Ecenica WordPress hosting, Web hosting or Email hosting service.
Important:
We recommend connecting your domain to your Ecenica service using name servers instead of DNS pointing.
- Using our name servers is the easiest and fastest way to ensure your domain name has all the correct records to use your Ecenica service.
- Reduces support as we can offer assistance in creating the DNS records you might need.
- Feature and IP updates are automatic when using name servers, whereas you will need to manually make these edits with your DNS host.
To connect your domain using DNS pointing you will need to edit and create new DNS records (Host A, MX, TXT) depending on your service.
Sections
WordPress Hosting and websites only
To connect your domain to your website only you will need to point your domain to your Ecenica hosting service IP.
- Log in to cPanel.
- For help accessing your cPanel see Where do I log in to my hosting control panel
- Click Zone Editor
- Click Manage next to the domain.
- Copy the following records
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Type either @ or your domain name. | XX.XX.XX.XX Note:The IP is specific to your service. Please copy the IP address from your Zone Editor mail. Record |
3600 |
| CNAME | www.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. |
example.com | 3600 |
- Open your domain registrar DNS and add or update the DNS records so they match the values shown in your Ecenica hosting service.
Email Hosting
To connect your domain to your Ecenica Email hosting service you’ll need to change and create a number of A, MX and TXT records. We recommend viewing your DNS records in your Ecenica service and then copying these to your domain provider’s DNS hosting.
- Log in to cPanel.
- For help accessing your cPanel see Where do I log in to my hosting control panel
- Click Zone Editor
- Click Manage next to the domain.
- Copy the following records
MX Record
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | Priority | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX | Type either @ or your domain name. | mail.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. |
10 | 3600 |
A Record
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | mail.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. |
XX.XX.XX.XX Note:The IP is specific to your service. Please copy the IP address from your Zone Editor mail. Record |
3600 |
TXT Record
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXT | Type either @ or your domain name. | “v=spf1 include:ecenica.com ~all” | 3600 |
Optional Records
To enable all the features of your Ecenica service we strongly recommend adding the below records.
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | webmail.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. |
XX.XX.XX.XX Note:The IP is specific to your service. Please copy the IP address from your Zone Editor webmail. Record |
3600 |
| TXT | default._domainkey.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. |
v=DKIM1 XXXXX Note: The DKIM TXT is specific to your service. Please copy the TXT record from your Note: default._domainkey. Record |
3600 |