Edit DNS records at Hostinger

Before you start

• Any plan. Connecting a domain you own is free on Free, Launch and Grow.
• A Hostinger login and a published yaya site.
• The DNS steps from yaya. Open Website > Domain, type the name in Hostname and click Connect domain.

The domain must use Hostinger nameservers for the records to take effect. If it does not, edit the records at the company that runs the DNS.

Sign in and find the DNS page

1. Sign in to Hostinger.
2. Choose Domains, select the domain and open DNS / Nameservers. Use this path for a domain with no hosting plan.
3. Open the DNS zone editor for the domain. Hostinger's guide names Websites > your site > Advanced > DNS Zone Editor for a hosting plan.

What the screen calls the fields

• Type: CNAME or TXT.
• Name: the host, like www. Use @ for the bare domain.
• Points to: where a CNAME points. Paste the target from yaya. Hostinger calls this value content in the add form and target when you edit.
• TXT value: the field for a TXT record.
• TTL: leave the default.

Add the CNAME record for a subdomain or www

1. Open the DNS zone editor.
2. Choose CNAME as the record type.
3. Type www in Name.
4. Paste the target from yaya in Points to. Use a name, not a URL.
5. Click Add Record.

Connect the bare domain

Hostinger turns a CNAME on the bare domain into an ALIAS record.

1. Choose CNAME as the record type.
2. Type @ in Name.
3. Paste the target from yaya in Points to.
4. Click Add Record. The record then shows as an ALIAS.

The root domain can hold only one ALIAS. If one exists, edit it. Hostinger's CDN also creates an ALIAS, so turn the CDN off first.

Add the TXT ownership record

yaya shows a name that starts with _cf-custom-hostname. Type only the part before your domain name.

1. Choose TXT as the record type.
2. Type _cf-custom-hostname.www in Name for www.example.com. For the bare domain, type _cf-custom-hostname.
3. Paste the value from yaya in TXT value.
4. Click Add Record.

Replace a conflicting record

Delete any A, AAAA or CNAME record that uses @ or www before you add yours. Click the trash icon next to the record, then Delete. To change a record instead, edit it and click Update.

Leave MX and mail TXT records as they are. See Keep your email working.

Check the result in yaya

1. Open Website > Domain.
2. Click Check again.

Hostinger says changes can take up to 24 hours. yaya sets up HTTPS on its own. There is no deploy step.

Fix common problems

The zone editor is missing or does not save. Check that the domain uses Hostinger nameservers.

The card stays on "Waiting on DNS". See Fix a domain that won't verify.

I want yaya to run all the DNS. See Move your DNS to yaya.

Provider's own guide: https://www.hostinger.com/support/1583249-how-to-manage-dns-records-at-hostinger/