Hover Domain Setup

This tutorial will guide you on how to properly connect your Hover domain to your Carrot site. Follow the steps below! Want us to do it for you? Please scroll to the end of this tutorial and complete the form to get started.

*If you have a custom email, this process will likely disconnect the email. Please be sure to check with your registrar to ensure it continues to work after this update.

ℹ️ NOTE: When connecting a domain, it can often take up to 24-48 hours for the changes to take effect. This can vary depending on your domain registrar and the DNS settings. If you’ve followed our instructions below and it’s been longer than 48 hours, feel free to reach out to us!

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Step 1: Log into your Hover Account

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Step 2: Navigate to your Control Panel and Click on the “DNS” Tab

1. Click on “Your Account” in the top right corner. From the drop-down menu, click on “Control Panel“.

2. From here, you will see the domain name(s) that you have purchased through Hover. Click on the tab labeled “DNS“:

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Step 3: Add a CNAME Record

1. Click on the green “Add A Record” button. Then, select “CNAME” from the drop-down menu demonstrated below:

2. After selecting “CNAME” – type “www” into the HostName field and “carrot.com” into the Target Name field. Click “Add Record” to save your work. Demonstrated below:

Nice work!

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Step 4: Add an A Record

1. From this edit the A type record for your base domain (with the @ Host name)
2. Change it to the carrot IP address: 50.112.162.40
   • If this record does not exist, add a new one

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Now we are done with Hover! Time to head over to your Carrot site!

1. Log into your Carrot Account page and click the green button to Insert your custom domain.

2. Enter your domain name into the field under Step #1, then hit “Save Custom Domain” to save changes.

That’s it! Give it a few minutes for the changes to update.

If you have any trouble at all, hit up support via email or live chat for guidance. We will also gladly do it for ya if you provide Support with your Hover account login info.

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