How to Configure your Website to be Hosted on Storat at your own Domain
With Storat, you can upgrade your profile page to a website at your own domain.
In the instructions below we will show how to configure the DNS records for your website to point at your profile page. Once completed successfully, you will have your own website at your own domain (e.g: www.mycompany.com). If you have an issue or need technical help, please send us an email to support@storat.com.
Step 1: Enter your Domain Name in your private Dashboard in Storat.com
Step 2: Create a CNAME DNS record at your domain provider to point www to domain.storat.com and domain forwarding to forward root domain to www.
Detailed Instructions
Step 1: Enter your Domain Name in your private Dashboard in Storat.com
- Visit https://storat.com
- Login by clicking the login/register button at the top right corner of the home page.
- Click Login section, Enter your email and password, and click Login
- Click on Account Name and select 'Store Manager'. This will open configure store page.
- Click on 'Build My Website' tab & select 'Setup Domain' in your dashboard.
- Enter the domain address for your website in the box titled "Step 1: What's your domain name?" and click Save.
Step 2: Create a CNAME DNS record at your domain provider to point www to domain.storat.com. Also optionally forward the root domain to www.
The instructions below are how to configure DNS record at Godaddy domain provider. The same instructions apply to other domain providers. If you are facing a difficulty in configuring your DNS record, you can reach us for help at support@storat.com.
- Go to https://Godaddy.com
- Sign In into your account
- Click on Manage next to DOMAINS
Click the domain name you want manage under domain list. This will open the Settings Page.
- To forward the root domain to "www:" Click on Manage next to Forwarding.
- For example, if your domain name is etomtom.com. Add forwarding to https://www.housecare.ae/
Please make sure to select 301 (Permanent) for Redirect type and Forward only for the Forward settings. Also please make sure that “Update my nameservers and DNS settings to support this change.” is selected. Click Add to commit the changes.
- To create a CNAME record, Click on DNS Zone File. This will open the zone file to manage DNS
- Click Add Record. This will open Add Zone Record window
- Select CNAME (Alias) from the record type. Then enter the following info in the remaining fields:
Host: www
Points to: domain.storat.com
TTL: ½ hour
Then click Finish button
- Click on Save Changes to commit the changes
That is it! You will have to wait between 5 minutes and 24 hours for the changes to take effect. Now you have a website at your own domain. Time to print it on your business card and share it on your social media accounts to tell the whole world you mean business.
For more information or technical support, please send an email to support@storat.com.
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