Redirecting your web address to Voog
Once you've subscribed for Voog you can redirect your web address (e.g. mycompany.com, mycompany.co.uk) to Voog for it to display your website.
If the domain has been bought from another registrar, the domain must be imported to your Voog account and the A-record must be directed to Voog's servers' IP address 85.222.234.14.
Importing an external domain to Voog
First, you must tie your domain name to your Voog website. This is necessary for our system to know which site should be shown as a response to yourdomain.com.Log onto your Voog website, which you want to add an external domain to, and go to Settings > Domains.
From the button "Add new", choose "Import" and enter your domain name. NB! Write your domain without the www-prefix, e.g. instead of writing www.example.com, write example.com. The domain with the www-prefix will be recognised automatically.
Changing the DNS records
After the domain is imported to your site, you must change the DNS records in your registrar's management system.
- Log onto the registrar's management system.
- Find the option to redirect the domain under name server (DNS) settings. This may be called "IP Forwarding" or "Modifying an A-record". You will usually find this under "Advanced DNS management".
- Change the domain's A-record to Voog's server's IP address: 85.222.234.14. Add the domain name into the A-record without the www-prefix, e.g. example.com.
- Add a CNAME record for the www-domain: the type should be CNAME, the value should be example.com, and the name should be www.example.com.
Your CNAME and A-record should now look something like this:
| NAME | TYPE | VALUE |
| example.com | A | 85.222.234.14 |
| www.example.com | CNAME | example.com |
NB! After altering the A-record, it may take up to 48 hours before the altered record spreads over all of the internet and the domain starts showing your Voog site. This depends on the domain's TTL (time to live) settings.
Changing DNS settings at the most popular registrars
GoDaddy and WildWestDomains
- Log in to GoDaddy or WildWestDomains.
- In the main menu, click 'Domains' and then 'My Domain Names'.
- Click on the address you wish to edit.
- Click on the link 'Total DNS Control and MX Records'.
- Delete any existing A-record and create two new ones as follows: For the first A-record, set the host to '@' and the IP address of '85.222.234.14'
- For the second A-record, set on the host 'www' and the IP address of '85.222.234.14'
- Check that you've entered your domain correctly in Voog in Settings > Domains, where you can click on the option 'Import' to add your domain.
Enom
Log into your Enom account.
Click on the name of the web address you are changing.
Select the 'Dynamic DNS' link.
Enter the following information:
- Hostname: '@'
- Address: '85.222.234.14'
- Record Type: 'A (Address)'
Click 'Save Settings' for the changes to take effect.
Check that you've entered your domain correctly in Voog in Settings > Domains, where you can click on the option 'Import' to add your domain.
registar.com
Log into your registar.com account.
Click 'Manage Your Account'.
Click the web address you want to point to Voog.
On the next page, scroll right to the bottom. Under: 'Advanced Technical Settings', click on 'Edit IP Address Records'.
Next, edit the A record. You will want to set the A record for both '*' and '@' ('@' might be blank). Set both fields to '85.222.234.14'.
Click 'Continue'.
You'll be asked to confirm the changes, it should look like this:
- * points to 85.222.234.14
- @ points to 85.222.234.14
- * points to 85.222.234.14
Click 'Continue' again and your setting will be set.
Check that you've entered your domain correctly in Voog in Settings > Domains, where you can click on the option 'Import' to add your domain.
