Earthgrid Sites allows you to host your web site under your own domain name. This makes all pages on your site available under http://mydomain.tld/page.html instead of http://earthgrid.com/myname/page.html.

If you don't have a domain name yet, we recommend registering one at GoDaddy.com, as it is very easy to set up with Earthgrid. Of course, any other domain registrar would work as well.

If you already have a domain name, you can make your Earthgrid Site appear under it in two easy steps:

1. Specify your domain name(s) under My Domain field in Site Properties
2. Set your domain to point to Earthgrid's IP address (72.20.110.40)

Step 1: File your domain name(s) under My Domain in Site Properties

• Go to Admin view of your Earthgrid Site. From Control Panel ( icon on top right) choose  Site Properties
• In My domain field from the options on top list your domain name(s) both with and without www,  separated by comma

• Click
  

Step 2.  Set your domain to point to Earthgrid's IP address

The approach to this step depends on the level of control you have over your domain name. For each option please allow up to 48 hours for the change to get fully propagated.

   Option A. You can manage the DNS for your domain from the registrar's website

Login to your registrar's website with the username and password for your domain management account. 
Locate the option for DNS Management (different registrars may use different names for it, e.g. DNS Control). Set the IP (A record) of your domain to Earthgrid's IP 72.20.110.40
Create an alias (CNAME record) "www" pointing the record you created.
If your domain is registered with GoDaddy.com, please follow these screenshots

Step One - Log into Godaddy and then Choose The Domain You Wish To Modify

Be sure that the NameServers are set to ...DOMAINCONTROL.COM - if they are anything else, you have to click

on the NAMESERVERS icon and set them to the DEFAULT PARKED NAMESERVERS.

After you've clicked on Total DNS Control and MX Records

(or whatever value happens to be there)

Click the ACTIONS crayon icon

Then type in 72.20.110.40 in the box and set the TTL to 1/2 hour (this is how often your domain is referenced)

Press the OK Button

Congratulations!  Your site is online. We've found that your site goes 'live' within 1/2 hour with Godaddy. It could take longer with other domain registrars depending on whether they allow you to change the TTL (Time To Live)

   Option B. You (or your hosting company) manage the DNS servers for your domain

You need to set (or ask your hosting company to do so) the IP address of your domain to 72.20.110.40 It is recommended to also create an alias (CNAME) for www.yourdomain.tld pointing to the same IP address. 

   Option C. You can't manage your DNS from the registrar's website

You can use one of the many free DNS hosting services like http://www.xname.org, http://www.everydns.net, http://www.zoneedit.com. The interface in each one of them is different, but your goal is the same: to create "A" record pointing to Earthgrid's IP 72.20.110.40 and add www alias "CNAME" pointing to this record.

   Option D. If none of the above works for you

For a small annual fee we provide DNS hosting service that comes with our mail hosting package. Please contact us for more information.