Migrating Your Website to Distil Using Dreamhost DNS:
Dreamhost provides an easy to use and understand DNS system. Migrating your Dreamhost domain is a simple process that involves two steps:
- Change your CNAME record for www.website.com to point to a CNAME provided by Distil
- Change your A Record entry for website.com to point to an IP provided by Distil
Editing your www CNAME to point to Distil's Network
- Log in to your account at DreamHost
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Domains.
- Click Manage Domains
- Click the DNS link located under your domain
- In the Name field type www
- Change the Type to CNAME
- In the Value field enter www.yourwebsite.com.distil.us
- Click the Add Record Now! button to add the record.
Editing your root domain yourwebsite.com A Record to point to Distil's Network
- Log in to your account at DreamHost
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Domains.
- Click Manage Domains.
- Select the DNS link under the domain to which you wish to add the record.
- Leave the Name field blank.
- Change the Type to A.
- In the Value field enter the IP address given to you by Distil in either the Add Domain wizard in the portal or in your deployment email
- Click the Add Record Now! button to add the record.
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