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How can I update the name servers of my domain?
What is a name server / DNS server?
Nameservers (DNS servers) are responsible for ensuring that the services offered under a domain are accessible. On the nameservers responsible for a domain, the so-called DNS zone of the domain is maintained.
A possible entry in the DNS zone example.com would be:
example.com IN MX 10 mail.example.comThis entry causes e-mails with the target e-mail address ending at @example.com to be delivered to the server with the name mail.example.com.
Due to the above-mentioned entry, mail.example.com would be the e-mail server responsible for the domain example.com.
If you would like to use your own or an external DNS provider`s name server - instead of the (default) Moniker name server - a domain update is required.
With a domain update, the data (whois data and/or name servers) for a domain are transferred to the registry.
Please note
If you have been using Moniker mail or web hosting with a domain so far, this will not work anymore after an update to external nameservers.
Please take this into consideration before you change the nameservers for one of your domains.
Enter the name server for an external hosting provider
To enter the name servers of your external hosting provider, log in to your Moniker account.
First click on Domains->My Domains on the left and then in the overview directly on the respective domain.
Domains
My domains
Select domain
Tab Whois / Name server
Please select the tab Whois / Name server
Section Name server
Please select in the section Name server
Type external name server
as type "External name server"
Enter external name server
Please enter the name server of your external hosting provider
Add
If more than 3 name servers are required, please click on "Add"
Save
Once the new name servers have been entered, please click on Save
Tab Whois / Name server
Please select the tab Whois / Name server
Section Name server
Please select in the section Name server
Type external name server
as type "External name server"
Enter external name server
Please enter the name server of your external hosting provider
Add
If more than 3 name servers are required, please click on "Add"
Save
Once the new name servers have been entered, please click on Save
Notes on external name servers
- "External name servers" allows you to use the name servers of an external DNS provider. You only need to enter the desired name servers (not the IP address of the nameservers).
- The configuration of external name servers cannot be done via our web interface, because we have no access to external name servers.
- If you want to use the Moniker nameservers, simply select the Moniker Standard nameserver instead.
- The Whitelabel nameservers offer the same functionality as our standard nameservers. However the name of the nameservers used does not allow an obvious conclusion to be drawn about the provider.
- The parking nameservers can be used if the domain is not currently being used or is not intended to. Advertising is placed.
- You can select "load nameserver from domain", then another line appears for the name of the domain where the nameservers you want to use are already in use.
- Please note that changing the nameservers can take up to 8 hours or more until it becomes effective.