Overview

If your domain is registered with a different company (registrar), you will have to connect your domain to your hosting account here at Bluehost. One is to transfer your domain to Bluehost so you have everything in one place, and the other is to leave your domain with that registrar and just repoint your nameservers to Bluehost. For domains that are pointed here (using our Nameservers), you can add, edit, or delete your DNS entries in the Zone Editor. If you're not sure which record is which or which record does what, check out DNS Record Definitions for more information.

How to Access ADNS via Account Manager for External Domain

1. Click the Hosting Tab tab from the side navigation to the left.


2. Scroll down to the website/hosting account that you would like to modify Domain DNS and click the settings

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3. The website/hosting overview page will load. Click the settings tab


4. In the website/hosting setting overview tab you will see the Domain Name & Site URL Panel. You can click on the Advance DNS Editor for External Domain Names to access the Zone Editor. 

5. Once you click continue you will be launched into the Managed Advance DNS Records Editor.

Account Manager DNS Zone Editor

The following steps will walk through the process of adding, modifying and deleting DNS for Domains. 

Note: You may see a pop-up prompting you to acknowledge that these are advanced settings, and changing them comes with risk to your website and related services. Click CONTINUE to proceed to the DNS Editor.
 

Modify Existing DNS Record

Once you have accessed the DNS Zone Editor, these steps will explain how to change an existing record. If you aren't sure which DNS Record to update, see DNS Record Definitions for more information.

Account Manager

1. Under Manage Advanced DNS Records, find the record you wish to modify.

Add New Record

Once you have accessed the DNS Zone Editor, these steps will explain how to add a new record.

Account Manager

1. Click the + ADD RECORD button.​​​​​​

2.  Choose the Record Type.

3. Choose your Refers to Field

4. Other fields may appear depending on the type of record you are creating. Fill out details as instructed by the DNS record provider.


5. Set the TTL (time to live).

6. Click on the ADD button to create the record.

Delete Record

Once you have accessed the DNS Zone Editor, these steps will explain how to delete an existing record.

Account Manager

1. Under Manage Advanced DNS Records, find the record you wish to delete.
2. Click the 🖉 'edit' button.
   
3. Click the DELETE option.
4. You will see a pop-up reminding you that removing a record could interrupt services - click the DELETE button to confirm the removal.

Tip: Your new DNS settings will begin to propagate as soon as you save your changes. Each ISP updates at a different rate, usually taking 24 - 72 hours to complete worldwide. During this time, your emails will be down, and your web traffic will be directed to either the old or new host, depending on the visitor's ISP.