Point: Publishing your Studio.Design site with a custom domain
To use a custom domain with your Studio.Design site, follow the steps below in order. For more details, see Publish your site with a custom domain.
Step 1. Get a custom domain from an external service
Step 2. Create your site in Studio.Design and subscribe to a paid plan
Step 3. Prepare your custom domain connection in Studio.Design
Step 4. Configure DNS records with your external service (this article)
This article walks you through Step 4 above — how to set up DNS records to connect a domain registered with XServer to your Studio.Design site.
Before you start
The steps in this article apply to DNS record settings for a domain newly registered and managed with XServer.
If you're switching a domain currently connected to a live site over to Studio.Design, see "Move your website to Studio.Design with your existing custom domain" instead.
This article is for users who have already completed Steps 1–3 in "Publish your site with a custom domain".
(1) Open the domain settings page
Log in to XServer Domain. The domain list page will appear.
Click the [⋮] icon next to your domain, then open [DNS Record Settings].
(2) Add and apply Studio.Design's A record to your domain (DNS record settings)
Click [Add DNS Record Setting].
Enter the A record values specified by Studio.Design according to the table below.
Click [Proceed to Confirmation Screen].
Host name | ・For a domain without "www": leave blank |
Type | A |
Content | 34.111.141.225 |
Tip: Domains with and without "www"
・A domain with "www" and one without are treated as two separate domains.
・In Studio.Design, only one domain can be connected to a website.
Example: If you connect the non-www domain "example.com" to your Studio.Design site and publish it:
・Visiting "example.com": the site will load.
・Visiting "www.example.com": the site will not load.
4. Review the details, then click [Add Setting].
Your DNS record setup is now complete.
(3) Check that your DNS record has propagated
Use an external DNS lookup tool to confirm that your A record has been applied correctly.
Example: Checking with Google Admin Toolbox Dig
Enter your domain in the [Name] field.
If [34.111.141.225] appears in the [DATA] column of the results, your settings have been applied successfully.
There may be an issue with your DNS settings in the following cases:
A different address appears
Multiple addresses appear
"Record not found!" is displayed
If this happens, see "Troubleshooting custom domain connection and publishing issues > How to check DNS record status".
Reference: You can also check DNS record propagation using other tools like DNS Checker.
Once you've confirmed that the DNS record has propagated, move on to Step 5 of "Publish your site with a custom domain" and check the domain connection status in Studio.Design.
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