Point your domain to EasyStore
In this article :
- What is point domain?
- How to point domain?
- Check domain status
- Set your domain as primary
1. What is point domain?
Point domain means you point your existing custom domain which was purchased through another 3rd party domain provider (such as Exabytes, GoDaddy, Namecheap and etc.) to your store so that the domain will show your store when visitors visit this domain.
2. How to point domain?
2.1 Log in to your domain panel (where you have purchased domain) > enter the page where you can manage your DNS setting.
2.2 Go to EasyStore Admin > Channels > Online Store > Domains > under Active domains > Add existing domain
.3 : Insert your domain name > Confirm
Step 4 : Follow the instruction to add the records to your domain DNS. Once done, click Verify DNS.
Step 5: Go back to the domain listing page, click the www domain and there's one more CNAME record you need to add. Also click Verify DNS once done.
A records value
Type | Name/Host | Value |
---|---|---|
A | yourdomainname.com OR @ OR [leave blank] | 151.101.2.236 |
A | yourdomainname.com OR @ OR [leave blank] | 151.101.66.236 |
A | yourdomainname.com OR @ OR [leave blank] | 151.101.130.236 |
A | yourdomainname.com OR @ OR [leave blank] | 151.101.194.236 |
CNAME record value
Type | Name/Host | Value |
---|---|---|
CNAME | _acme-challenge OR _acme-challenge.yourdomainname.com | _acme-yourdomainname-com.easystore.domains |
CNAME | www OR www.yourdomainname.com |
📌 Note:
- There would be a total of 4 A records and 2 CNAME records that need to be added/ modified at your domain provider side
- If you are not sure how to add it, you may provide the information of the DNS record to your domain provider to assist in adding the records. The informations can be obtained from EasyStore’s admin panel > Channels > Online Store > Domains > Edit
- TTL means how long the server should cache the information ( usually left as default ).
Step 6: While domain is pending for DNS propagation, the domain status shows Action needed, when you click into the domain it shows Not complete.
- Kindly allow up to 24 hours for the domain to be verified and goes online.
3. Activate SSL
Once domain done verified, it's status update to Unsecured, dash and Connected.
Further scroll down and now an “SSL Reissue” button will appear on the SSL Certificate Encryption section. Click this button to request an SSL certificate and secure your domain.
While pending for SSL issuance, domain status will turn Pending SSL Issuance.
- Please note that SSL issuance may take up to 1 hour, so kindly be patient during the process.
Once SSL is issued and your domain is secured, it's status will become Secured and you are done!
4. Set your domain as primary
The primary domain is the main address for your website
Step 1 : Click into the domain you want to set as primary > Set as primary.
Step 3 : Check your primary domain at the domain listing page.
Updated on: 07/07/2025
Thank you!