Please note that changes made to the DNS can take up to 24 hours to propagate and for the changes to take effect.

Step One: Navigate To The DNS section of CHI

1.    Log in to your CHI account at https://chi.westhost.com

2.   Click on the Domains Tab on the left

   

3. Select the domain you wish to edit the DNS for by clicking the 'Manage' button next to it

4. Click on the DNS widget

Step Two: Edit The Nameserver Information

1.   From this screen you can edit the nameservers.

      The default nameservers for  Westhost are the following:

2. Once you are done editing the nameservers click the blue save changes button.

Step Three: Configure Advanced Options

1.    Further down the page you are able to edit advanced records such as A records, CNAME records, TXT records etc.

2. At the bottom right corner of each record section there is an option to add new DNS records as shown in the screenshot above. This is used when a domain requires multiple MX records, or TXT records for authentication purposes, etc.    

Only domains that are pointed to our name servers will be affected by the changes made in this section. Only domains that are registered through Westhost will have access to this panel to manage custom DNS records. If a domain is registered elsewhere, our name servers can still be used and the domain will function properly. However, access to create custom DNS records will not exist.

If you have a domain registered outside of Westhost, and you require access to manage your DNS records for your domain, please point your domain to your registrar’s name servers. You will need to point the appropriate DNS records to our servers from your registrar’s control panel.

The Westhost Nameservers are:

Troubleshoot Common Errors

The most commonly edited DNS settings are A, CNAME, and MX records.

Examples of how to set up these records are below:

A Record:  Points your domain name to a hosting server.

Host:   domain.com

Points To: IP Address  77.92.66.24

TTL:  86400 (1 Day)

CNAME Record:  Connects the www or subdomain to your domain name.

Host:   www.domain.com  or  example.domain.com

Points To:  domain.com

TTL:  86400 (1 Day)

MX Record : Connects your domain to a mail server.

Priority: 0 (A record with a priority of 0 will be checked first, then higher priorities)

Host:  domain.com

Goes To:   mx.stackmail.com

TTL:  14400 (4 Hours)

If you get stuck or have any questions feel free to contact our technical support team. They will be happy to assist you.