# Connecting your domain to Shopify, Wix and other website builders

> Use your Ruachost domain with a website built on Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Selar, Webflow and other platforms, while keeping your email with us.

Source: https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/domains/dns/connecting-your-domain-to-website-builders/

Built your website on a platform like Shopify, Wix or Selar? You can use your Ruachost domain with it. You keep the domain (and your email) with Ruachost, and add a few DNS records that point your website to the platform.

## How it works

Almost every platform asks for the same kinds of records:

- an **A record** for your domain itself (`@`), pointing to the platform's IP address
- a **CNAME record** for `www`, pointing to a name the platform gives you
- sometimes a **TXT** or extra **CNAME** record, to prove you own the domain

> **Leave your email records alone:**
Don't change your **MX** records or delete email-related TXT records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC). Your Ruachost email keeps working as long as they stay.

## Steps

1. In the website platform, open its **custom domain** or **connect a domain** settings and choose to connect a domain you already own. Use the **DNS records** or **pointing** option, not a nameserver change, so your email stays with Ruachost.
2. Note the records the platform shows you.
3. In the Ruachost client area, go to **Domains → Manage DNS** and edit your domain (or use cPanel's **Zone Editor**). See [Using the DNS Manager](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/domains/dns/using-dns-manager-to-manage-your-domain/).
4. **Delete** any existing A or AAAA record for `@`, and any existing record for `www`, that would conflict with the new ones.
5. **Add** the records exactly as the platform shows them.
6. Go back to the platform and click **Verify** or **Connect**. It can take from a few minutes to a few hours. See [DNS propagation explained](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/domains/dns/when-can-i-see-changes-in-my-domain-if-i-just-edited-my-dns-records/).

## Platform guides

Each platform keeps its own up-to-date values. Use its official guide for the exact records:

| Platform | Usually asks for | Official guide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shopify | A `@`, CNAME `www` | [Connect a third-party domain](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/domains/add-a-domain/connecting-domains/connect-domain-manual) |
| Wix | A `@`, CNAME `www` | [Connect using the pointing method](https://support.wix.com/en/article/connecting-a-domain-to-wix-using-the-pointing-method) |
| Squarespace | A `@` (four records), CNAME `www`, verification CNAME | [Connect a third-party domain](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205812378-Connect-a-third-party-domain-to-your-Squarespace-site) |
| Selar | A `@` or CNAME for a subdomain | [Connect your custom domain](https://help.selar.com/portal/en/kb/articles/how-to-connect-your-custom-domain-name-to-selar) |
| Webflow | A `@`, CNAME `www`, TXT verification | [Manually connect a custom domain](https://help.webflow.com/hc/en-us/articles/33961239562387-Manually-connect-a-custom-domain) |
| WordPress.com | A `@` (shown in your dashboard), CNAME `www` | [Connect a domain using DNS records](https://wordpress.com/support/domains/connect-a-domain-alternative-method/) |
| Blogger | CNAME `www`, plus a verification CNAME | [Set up a custom domain](https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1233387) |
| Google Sites | TXT verification, CNAME `www` | [Use a custom domain](https://support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867) |
| Canva | A `@` | [Canva DNS settings](https://www.canva.com/en_in/help/dns-settings/) |
| Systeme.io | CNAME | [Add a custom domain](https://help.systeme.io/article/135-add-custom-domain-into-systeme-io) |
| HighLevel (GoHighLevel) | A `@`, CNAME for subdomains | [Set up a domain for funnels and websites](https://help.gohighlevel.com/support/solutions/articles/48001153720-how-to-set-up-root-domain-subdomain-for-funnels-websites) |

Not listed? Search your platform's help centre for "connect a domain" or "custom domain", and follow the same steps.

## Tips

- **SSL:** the platform issues the SSL certificate for your site once the records are working. You don't need a Ruachost SSL certificate for it.
- **CAA records:** if your domain has CAA records, add the platform's certificate authority, or SSL will fail. If you didn't add CAA records yourself, you can ignore this.
- **Subdomain only?** To use the platform for part of your site only, for example `shop.example.com`, add a CNAME for `shop` instead and leave `@` and `www` pointing to Ruachost.

## Related articles

- [CNAME vs A record](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/domains/dns/cname-vs-a-record/)
- [My DNS changes aren't working](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/domains/dns/dns-changes-not-working/)