Edit DNS records at Hover

Before you start

• Any plan. Connecting a domain you own is free on Free, Launch and Grow.
• A Hover login with your two-factor method, and a published yaya site.
• The DNS steps from Website > Domain in yaya. Keep that page open.

Hover DNS only works when the domain uses Hover's name servers: ns1.hover.com and ns2.hover.com. Otherwise, edit records at the company that runs your name servers.

Sign in and find the DNS page

1. Sign in to the Hover control panel.
2. Open your domain. The Overview page opens.
3. Open the DNS section.

What the screen calls the fields

• Type: the record type.
• Hostname: a subdomain. Use @ for the bare domain. If the form asks for your full domain, type @.
• Target Name: where a CNAME points.
• Content: the value of a TXT record.

Hover shows a TTL field only for MX records. Other records have no TTL field.

Add the CNAME record for a subdomain or www

1. Copy the CNAME target from yaya.
2. Click Add a record in the DNS section.
3. Choose CNAME as the Type.
4. Type www (or your subdomain) in Hostname.
5. Paste the target in Target Name.
6. Save the record.

The bare domain

Hover does not support a CNAME on the bare domain (@). Connect www.example.com instead.

Hover then suggests a forward from the bare domain to www:

1. Open the Forwards tab and click Forward this domain.
2. Choose Domain forward.
3. Enter https://www.example.com and click Save forward.

Hover forwarding needs two A records for @ and * that point to 216.40.34.41. Hover says it cannot forward the HTTPS version of your domain. Visitors who type https://example.com may not reach your site.

Add the TXT ownership record

1. Choose TXT as the Type.
2. Type _cf-custom-hostname.www in Hostname. Use your own host after the dot. For the bare domain, type _cf-custom-hostname.
3. Paste the value from yaya in Content, then save.

Delete or replace a conflicting record

A CNAME cannot share a name with another record. Delete the old record for the same host first.

1. Select the box next to the record in the DNS section.
2. Open the Bulk edit menu and choose Delete.
3. Click Delete again.

Hover warns that a deleted record can disconnect the service that uses it. Leave MX and TXT mail records as they are. See Keep your email working.

Check the result in yaya

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

DNS can take minutes to hours. yaya sets up HTTPS on its own. There is no deploy step.

Fix common problems

The DNS section has no Add a record button. The domain uses other name servers. Edit records there.

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

Provider's own guide: https://support.hover.com/support/solutions/articles/201000064728