How To Point Namecheap Domain To Hostgator
Last Updated on November 17, 2023
Namecheap is one of my favorite domain registrars today. By having your domain name registered with Namecheap and your hosting with Hostgator your site will be set up for success.
Pointing your Namecheap domain to Hostgator only takes a few minutes. In this post, I’m going to show you how to point Namecheap domain to Hostgator.
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How To Point Domain Name From Namecheap To Hostgator Hosting
When you sign up with Hostgator for your hosting, you might have chosen Namecheap as your domain registrar either due to cost or you want full control over your domain name and want to have it with a separate provider in case your hosting account gets hacked, etc.
Purchasing your domain name with Namecheap comes out cheaper than Hostgator. A great thing about Namecheap is they offer free domain privacy for life.
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With Namecheap offering free domain privacy for life the cost of their domain names comes out cheaper than Hostgator’s free domain name offer.
With Namecheap, you can get a domain name for as low as $3.98 a month depending on the domain extension you use. For the most common domain extension .com you can get a domain name for under $10.
Video Tutorial: How To Point Namecheap Domain To Hostgator
How To Point Namecheap Domain To Hostgator
When you purchase a domain name from a separate provider than you will be using for your hosting you will need to point your nameservers from the domain registrar to the hosting provider.
Related: how to point GoDaddy domain to Hostgator.
The domain registrar, in this case, is Namecheap, and the web hosting provider is Hostgator.
Once you have purchased your web hosting from Hostgator your account will come with specific nameservers.
You want to point Hostgator’s nameservers to Namecheap.
The process is quick and easy, and you will have it complete within minutes by following this how to point Namecheap domain to Hostgator guide.
Let’s start by pointing your Namecheap domain to Hostgator’s nameservers.
Hostgator Nameservers:
To find your Hostgator nameservers, you can find it via the welcome email they sent you right after your purchased Hostgator hosting.
Another way you can find your nameservers is to log in to your Hostgator Cpanel.
Once logged in find the preferences tab over to the left.
Next, scroll down a bit and over on the far right under General Information you will find your Hostgator nameservers listed.
Related: how to change Hostgator nameservers.
Next, log into your Namecheap account and update Namecheap’s nameservers to Hostgator’s nameservers.
From the Namecheap dashboard click on domain list found in the left menu.
Namecheap will now list out all the different domain names you have purchased with them.
Find the Namecheap domain you want to point to Hostgator and click on the manage button found on the far right.
You will now be directed to the Namecheap domain management page. Scroll down till you see NAMESERVERS. You will see Custom DNS with an arrow next to it. Click the arrow and select Custom DNS.
It will now bring up a Namecheap nameservers tab where you want to put in your custom nameservers from Hostgator.
Here’s an example. Make sure you don’t add these nameservers as these may not be your Hostgator nameservers.
Once you input your Hostgator nameservers, you need to click the green checkmark. This will point your domain name to Hostgator’s servers.
Once you point your domain name from Namecheap to Hostgator, it can take up to 48 hours for the changes to take effect.
So be patient and don’t worry if you see your site showing Namecheap’s default page temporarily.
From what I’ve always experienced your site will usually start showing within 20 minutes to an hour.
That’s all there is to it! That is how to point Namecheap domain to Hostgator hosting.
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