Domain & DNS | XonHost Knowledge Base

How to change my A record?

If you are a XonHost customer, you can manage your domain’s A records from your cPanel. To do this, please use the Simple DNS Zone Editor tool to make the necessary changes in the DNS zone for the selected domain name. If you have … Continued

I have transferred my domain to you but it still points to the previous host

Once you have successfully transferred your domain to XonHost its DNS servers are NOT automatically adjusted to ours. Thus if you’d like to point your domain to our server please follow these steps: Find out our DNS servers for your … Continued

Can I manage my domain name if it is not registered by/transferred to SiteGround?

Unfortunately, it is not possible to manage your domain name through us if it is not registered by/transferred to xonHost Only the Registrar of a domain name has the rights to change its DNS servers or WHOIS information.

How can I check the current DNS servers of a domain?

To check the current nameservers for any domain name, you can use one of the many online whois tools available. For example: https://whois.domaintools.com It will show you detailed information about the desired domain name, including its nameservers in the Name Server(s) section … Continued

Will I receive the authorization request for the domain transfer if I have ID Protect?

If you have ID protect for your domain name, you need to deactivate it first and allow for the whois changes up to 24 hours to appear globally. After that you can request a domain name transfer and the authorization … Continued

What to do if your domain is in Redemption period

All domain names registered with XonHost are configured to automatically renew. Still, if the automatic renewal for the domain name is disabled or we were unable to process the service renewal, your domain name may expire. If a domain expires, … Continued

What kind of domain name extensions do you offer?

We offer the following domain name extensions: Popular extensions – .com, .eu, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .us and .nl Country-Specific domains – .at, .be, .cat, .ch, .co, .co.in, .co.nz, .co.uk, .co.za, .com.es, .es, .firm.in, .fr, .gen.in, .gr.in, .ind.in, .it, .net.in, .net.nz, .nom.es, .org.es, .org.in, .org.nz, … Continued

How to change my CNAME record?

While using XonHost name servers your domain will be pointed to your hosting account, and its active DNS zone will be situated on your XonHost hosting server. In this case you can edit your DNS records directly in cPanel using … Continued

What is the fee for domain transfers and what is included in the fee?

The fee for a domain name transfer varies for the different domain extensions. For the most common .com, .net, .org, .info and .us the price for the transfer includes one year free renewal. The renewal for these domains stays fixed … Continued

What to do when your domain name has expired