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Connect Your Domain to Hostinger (Nameservers vs DNS Records)

Connect domain to hostinger

Updated: December 28, 2025 • Use this as a practical workflow. Provider dashboards change—adapt the steps to your UI.

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Pick your approach

  • Nameservers: simplest if you want the host to manage DNS.
  • DNS records: best if you keep DNS at your registrar or Cloudflare.

Nameservers approach

  • Find the correct nameservers in your hosting account.
  • Update nameservers at your registrar.
  • Wait for propagation and confirm the site loads.

DNS records approach

  • Get your host IP address (A record) or target (CNAME).
  • Update @ and www records.
  • Keep email records (MX/SPF/DKIM) intact if you use third‑party email.

Common pitfalls

  • Leaving old A records in place.
  • Breaking email by removing MX records.
  • Trying to issue SSL before DNS points correctly.