Pointing Your Domain to an External Site

Pointing Your Domain to an External Site

You can use a domain purchased from Weaveform to host a website elsewhere.


1. Before You Begin

Contact your external host and ask for their CNAME records.

Important: You must use the "pointing" method. Weaveform does not support changing Name Servers (NS). If your host requires a Name Server change, you must transfer your domain to them instead.


2. Setup Steps

  1. Log in to Weaveform and go to Settings > Manage Domain.
  2. Click Add Record.
  3. Select CName record type
  4. Enter the Host Name and Value exactly as your host instructed.
  5. Click Save.

Note: It can take up to 48 hours for these changes to propagate globally.

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