Connecting your domain to Shopify, Wix and other 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
Section titled “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
- 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.
- Note the records the platform shows you.
- 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.
- Delete any existing A or AAAA record for
@, and any existing record forwww, that would conflict with the new ones. - Add the records exactly as the platform shows them.
- 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.
Platform guides
Section titled “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 |
| Wix | A @, CNAME www |
Connect using the pointing method |
| Squarespace | A @ (four records), CNAME www, verification CNAME |
Connect a third-party domain |
| Selar | A @ or CNAME for a subdomain |
Connect your custom domain |
| Webflow | A @, CNAME www, TXT verification |
Manually connect a custom domain |
| WordPress.com | A @ (shown in your dashboard), CNAME www |
Connect a domain using DNS records |
| Blogger | CNAME www, plus a verification CNAME |
Set up a custom domain |
| Google Sites | TXT verification, CNAME www |
Use a custom domain |
| Canva | A @ |
Canva DNS settings |
| Systeme.io | CNAME | Add a custom domain |
| HighLevel (GoHighLevel) | A @, CNAME for subdomains |
Set up a domain for funnels and websites |
Not listed? Search your platform’s help centre for “connect a domain” or “custom domain”, and follow the same steps.
- 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 forshopinstead and leave@andwwwpointing to Ruachost.