Point your domain to EasyStore
In this article:
- Introduction
- Add domain in your store
- Find the DNS records
- Configure the DNS in your domain dashboard
- Verify DNS and wait for propagation
- Activate SSL
- Set primary domain
1. Introduction
If your domain is purchased from 3rd party domain provider like Exabytes, GoDaddy, Namecheap and you want to use the domain for your EasyStore website, you can perform point domain so that the domain will show your store when visitors visit this domain.
2. Add domain in your store
2.1 Go to EasyStore Admin > Channels > Online Store > Domains > under Active domains > Add existing domain.
2.2 Insert your domain name without www.
2.3 Both non-www and www domain will be auto added for you.
3. Find the DNS records
3.1 Click into the non-www domain > scroll down to DNS Verification section, you will find 4 A records and 1 CNAME record.
3.2 Then, also click into the www domain and you will find another different CNAME record.
4. Configure the DNS in your domain dashboard
4.1 Log in to your domain dashboard (where you have purchased the domain) and look for the page where you can manage DNS.
4.2 Add or update the 4 A records and 2 CNAME records (found in step 3 above) in the DNS.
4.3 Every domain provider's DNS format could be slightly different, please add the Name/Host of the records according to your domain provider's DNS format.
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 | _acme-challenge OR _acme-challenge.yourdomainname.com | _acme-yourdomainname-com.easystore.domains |
CNAME | www OR www.yourdomainname.com |
4.4 TTL means how long the server should cache the information, usually you can leave it as default.
5. Verify DNS and wait for propagation
5.1 After done configuring DNS, you may go back to your EasyStore admin panel > click into both non-www and www domains > click Verify DNS.
5.2 DNS changes need times to propagate to the world. Kindly allow up to 24 hours for the domain to be verified.
5.3 At this time, you will see:
- Domain status : Action needed
- DNS verification status : Not complete
- DNS records status : Pending configuration
5.4 Once the verification is completed, the status will update to:
- Domain status : Unsecured
- DNS verification status : Completed
- DNS records status : Connected
6. Activate SSL
6.1 Now further scroll down to SSL Certificate Encryption section, an SSL Reissue button will appear. Click this button to request an SSL certificate and secure your domain.
6.2 Please note that SSL issuance may take up to 1 hour, kindly be patient during the process and avoid clicking the button repeatedly.
6.3 At this time, you will see:
- Domain status : Unsecured
- Online Store Reachability (Secured) status : Pending SSL issuance
- SSL activated : No
- SSL expiry : None
6.4 Once the SSL is activated, the status will update to:
- Domain status : Secured
- Online Store Reachability (Secured) status : Yes
- SSL activated : Yes
- SSL expiry : [Date]
7. Set primary domain
7.1 To set primary domain, click into the domain you want to set as primary > Set as primary.
7.2 You can check the primary domain at your domain listing page.
7.3 If you have added more than 1 domain, you can redirect other domains to the primary domain.
Updated on: 12/07/2025
Thank you!