DNS
How to point a domain at datadoodles
Changing nameservers is the step that makes a domain show the site you just uploaded. This note walks through what to type and what to wait for.
A domain registered somewhere else can still point at a datadoodles account. You do not have to transfer the name on day one. At the current registrar, open the nameserver settings only after contact@datadoodles.site has given you the hosts to enter. Do not guess them from the brand name.
Save the change, then wait. Many names move within an hour. Some resolvers keep the old answer until the previous TTL expires, which can be a day. Do not stack an A record at the old host and a nameserver change at the same time or you will not know which one won.
After the name answers here, the free certificate can be requested. If you only change an A record and leave the nameservers elsewhere, mail may stay behind unless you copy the MX records too. Write them down before you switch.
When you would rather not touch the registrar, open a ticket and say so. The desk still needs access or a screenshot of the current records. The domain price table is a separate decision from this DNS step.