# Move your DNS to yaya

Change your domain's nameservers at any registrar so yaya manages its DNS. This is the first step to email on your own domain.

Source: https://yaya.page/support/articles/domains/move-dns-to-yaya
Last updated: 2026-10-23

## What this does
Connecting a domain needs one record. Moving your DNS goes further. You point the domain's nameservers at yaya, and yaya then manages every record for the domain.

yaya copies your existing records first. Your site and mail keep working during the switch.

Do this if you want mailboxes on your own domain, like `hello@yourdomain.com`. See [Set up email on your own domain](/support/articles/mailboxes/email-on-your-own-domain). For a website only, [connect the domain](/support/articles/domains/connect-a-domain) instead. It is simpler.

## Before you start
- You are a workspace owner.
- The domain is connected to your site. See [Connect a domain you own](/support/articles/domains/connect-a-domain).
- A login at your registrar, the company that sold you the domain.

## Start the move in yaya
1. Open **Website** > **Domain**.
2. Click **Use for email** on the domain's card.
3. Choose **Move my DNS to yaya**.
4. Click **Move DNS to yaya**.
5. Read the two nameservers yaya shows. Each domain gets its own pair.

## Change the nameservers at your registrar
1. Sign in at your registrar.
2. Open the domain's nameserver settings. Some registrars call them **Custom DNS** or **Nameservers**.
3. Replace every nameserver listed there with the two yaya shows.
4. Save.

At Namecheap, open **Domain List**, click **Manage**, and find **Nameservers** on the **Domain** tab. Choose **Custom DNS** and enter the two values.

## Check the move
1. Return to yaya.
2. Click **Check again**.

The switch can take minutes to a few hours. When it finishes, the DNS records table appears for the domain. See [DNS records explained](/support/articles/domains/dns-records-explained).

## Fix common problems
**The check does not pass.** The registrar may still show an old nameserver. Remove every old one, save, and wait.

**The page says "The DNS move failed."** Click **Check again**. If it fails again, email support@yaya.page with the domain name.

**I want to go back.** Set the old nameservers again at your registrar.