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CONNECT YOUR DOMAIN

Connect your domain: DNS guides by provider

Two records (an A and a CNAME) at the company that holds your domain. Remo never asks for your password; you add them yourself, following the screens of your provider. Your account shows the same guide with your own domain and the exact values.

DreamHost

panel.dreamhost.com → Websites → Manage Websites → ⋮ under your domain → DNS Settings

  1. 1. Open Manage Websites

    Go to panel.dreamhost.com and sign in. Click Websites → Manage Websites.
    DreamHost · Manage WebsitesManage Websitesyourbusiness.comManageanother-domain.comManageexample-store.netManageclick Manage on your domainSchematic of DreamHost's screen — labels may differ slightly.

  2. 2. Remove the SSL certificate

    If yourbusiness.com has an SSL certificate: ⋮ under the domain → SSL Security → Remove Certificate → tick the box → Proceed with Certificate Removal. DreamHost won't release the A records while it holds one; your new site gets its own certificate. No certificate? Skip.
    DreamHost · SSL SecuritySSL SecurityCertificate: Let's Encrypt → Remove Certificate(No certificate? Skip this step.)Schematic of DreamHost's screen.

  3. 3. Set the domain to DNS Only

    Manage → Settings → Non-Hosting Options → Set to DNS Only → Yes, Set to DNS Only. Your files and email stay (DreamPress only: the files are deleted; back up first).
    DreamHost · Settings › Non-Hosting OptionsSettings › Non-Hosting OptionsSet to DNS Only → Yes, Set to DNS OnlyFiles and email stay (not on DreamPress).Schematic of DreamHost's screen.

  4. 4. Add the A record

    ⋮ → DNS Settings → Add Record → A Record → ADD. Host: leave blank. Points to 147.182.236.145. Add Record.
    DreamHost · DNS SettingsDNS SettingsAdd RecordTYPEHOSTPOINTS TOTTLA(blank)147.182.236.145—✎Add Record → A → blank host → 147.182.236.145MX(blank)mx1.dreamhost.com—TXT(blank)v=spf1 …—Schematic of DreamHost's records table — the rows your current platform left; yours may differ slightly.

  5. 5. Add the www CNAME

    Add Record → CNAME Record → ADD. Host www. Points to sites.remobuilds.com. Add Record.
    DreamHost · Add Record › CNAME RecordAdd Record › CNAME RecordTYPECNAMEtype exactly thisHOSTwwwtype exactly thisPOINTS TOsites.remobuilds.comtype exactly thisSaveSchematic of DreamHost's record form — the field names may differ slightly.

  6. 6. Come back and check

    Press Check my domain here: DreamHost says several hours.
    Check my domainYour Remo account · Your domain✓A @ → 147.182.236.145✓CNAME www → sites.remobuilds.comCheck my domainboth green = you're liveThis is what you're aiming for on this page: both records green.

Watch out

Set to DNS Only is greyed out

Remove the SSL certificate first (step 2), then try again.

I'm on DreamPress

Setting DNS Only deletes the DreamPress files: back up first, or tell me in the chat.

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