{"id":254,"date":"2013-02-21T22:23:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T22:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/107.21.221.225\/ning3help\/?p=254"},"modified":"2019-12-16T04:05:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:05:49","slug":"use-your-own-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/use-your-own-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Your Own Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To connect a previously registered domain name from a third-party provider (for example, GoDaddy, Yahoo Domains, Namecheap) to your NING network, please follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to your domain provider website.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your domain DNS settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specify the CNAME and A-record settings as provided in the administrative panel of your NING network (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Site Manager -&gt; Domain Mapping -&gt; Use registered -&gt; Learn more<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"703\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait 24 hours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign in to your NING network as a Network Creator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Site Manager -&gt; Domain Mapping.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the \u201cUse registered\u201d section, add your domain name in the following formats: <\/span><i style=\"font-size: inherit;\">example.com <\/i><i style=\"font-size: inherit;\">www.example.com<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the \u201cRedirect to\u201d dropdown, select the domain you have just added in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.example.com <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">format<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save the settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not want to use a www-subdomain, providing the CNAME record in your DNS settings is optional. But in that case, NING cannot guarantee the uninterrupted operation of your network in cases such as a DDOS attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Connecting a Subdomain<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To connect your network to a subdomain, please add its relevant CNAME to the DNS settings of your domain provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then go to the network settings and add your domain name in the \u201cUse registered\u201d section in the format <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subdomain.example.com<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To connect a previously registered domain name from a third-party provider (for example, GoDaddy, Yahoo Domains, Namecheap) to your NING network, please follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<p>Log in to your domain provider website.<br \/>\nOpen your domain DNS settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Specify the CNAME and A-record settings as provided in the administrative panel of your NING network (Social Site Manager -&gt; Domain Mapping -&gt; Use registered -&gt; Learn more).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_6.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_2.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wait 24 hours.<br \/>\nSign in to your NING network as a Network Creator.<br \/>\nGo to Social Site Manager -&gt; Domain Mapping.<br \/>\nIn the \u201cUse registered\u201d section, add your domain name in the following formats: example.com www.example.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_7.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cRedirect to\u201d dropdown, select the domain you have just added in the www.example.com format.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_8.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Save the settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screenshot_9.png\"><\/a><br \/>\nIf you do not want to use a www-subdomain, providing the CNAME record in your DNS settings is optional. 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