If your domain is registered at NameCheap, and now you want point this domain to web hosting at GoDaddy. Simply, follow step-by-step guide below.
1. Find your GoDaddy NameServers
- Log in to your GoDaddy Account.
- From the Products tab under your name, click the Web Hosting bar.
- Next to the account you want to use, click Manage.
- From the More pull down menu, select DNS Manager. You should be defaulted to your hosting plan's primary domain.
- To view the zone file for an aliased domain click Change Zone after Zone File Editor. You should see a list of your aliased domains.
- Find the domain you want to view the zone file for and click OK.
- If you are trying to confirm nameservers for an aliased domain you recently added, scroll to the bottom of the zone file until you see the ‘NS (Nameserver)' section. The nameservers listed as (Informational) will be the nameservers the domain needs to use.
2. DNS NameCheap domain to GoDaddy Hosting
1. Login to your NameCheap Account
2. Next to the domain you want to dns, click Manage.
3. Then, Type GoDaddy Hosting NameServer that you has copied to NameServer section, then click to V-line icon to apply this change.
Note: DNS server update may take up to 48 hours to take effect.
3. Add NameCheap Domain on GoDaddy Hosting
- Log in to your GoDaddy Account.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- From the More menu, select Hosted Domains.
- Click Add Domain.
- Enter the domain name in the Domain field.
- Depending on how you want to configure the domain name, do one of the following:
Secondary: Enter a new or existing folder in the Folder field. This is where you need to upload the domain's website.
Alias: Leave the Folder field blank. - Click OK, and you're done.
Finished the beginner guide, this tutorial for Deluxe and Ultimate hosting accounts at GoDaddy. GoDaddy do not recommend you using shared hosting for more than 400 websites. If you have a single site, you just need to register the Economy plan, it's simple and cheap with only $1.00/mo (free a .com/.net/… domain) when apply a godaddy hosting coupon at their Check Out page.
Wish you success, Nice a day 🙂
