{"id":1339,"date":"2024-02-15T18:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T18:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:17:29","slug":"point-your-domain-from-godaddy-to-greengeeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/point-your-domain-from-godaddy-to-greengeeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Effortlessly Point Your GoDaddy Domain to GreenGeeks in 4 Simple Steps for Eco-Friendly Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Follow these simple steps to seamlessly point your domain from GoDaddy to GreenGeeks and streamline your website management process.<\/p>\n<h2>1 &#8211; Login to your GoDaddy account and look for your domain<\/h2>\n<p>Once you logged in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/godaddy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GoDaddy<\/a> account you will see a screen with all your purchased domain names.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the domain name you want to point to your server.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2 &#8211; Look for the \u201cmanage DNS\u201d settings<\/h2>\n<p>Inside your domain settings page you will have to look for the \u201cmanage DNS\u201d option. In <a href=\"https:\/\/godaddy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GoDaddy<\/a> you can click on \u201cDomain\u201d on the left hand side menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN2-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then click on \u201cManage DNS\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN3-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>3 &#8211; Edit Nameservers<\/h2>\n<p>Now you are in the DNS settings section of your domain, here is where you can manage all the different types of DNS configuration. We are only looking to change the \u201cNameservers\u201d to point our domain name to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>GreenGeeks<\/b><\/a> and let them manage all the DNS for this domain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1345 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN4-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First click on the tab \u201cNameservers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN5-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then on the button to Change Nameservers<\/p>\n<p>A popup will appear where you can put the new Nameservers. In our case, since we want to point this domain to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>GreenGeeks<\/b><\/a> we will use the following Nameservers provided by them:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">ns1.greengeeks.net<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Ns2.greengeeks.net<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check the option \u201cI\u2019ll use my own nameservers\u201d and insert the two urls on the text fields like this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN6-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s basically it on <a href=\"https:\/\/godaddy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GoDaddy<\/a>, if you purchased the package to host your landing page with <a href=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Itakhi<\/b><\/a> just let us know by sending a message to <a href=\"mailto:contact@itakhidigital.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact@itakhidigital.com<\/a> and we will take over the rest of the process. Otherwise if you are hosting your landing page yourself you can log out and go to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>GreenGeeks<\/b><\/a> account. Continue reading this post for the next steps.<\/p>\n<h2>4 &#8211; Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GreenGeeks<\/a> and add a new domain<\/h2>\n<p>When you login to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>GreenGeeks<\/b><\/a> account you will see the summary page. On the left hand side menu you will find \u201chosting\u201d which is the section to manage your hosting settings. In this menu \u201cDomain\u201d refers to the domain names you buy inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>GreenGeeks<\/b><\/a> (which you can totally do as well) but since we are learning how to point a domain from an external provider to our server we need to click on \u201cHosting\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1328\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7.png\" alt=\"GreenGeek's Screenshot\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN7-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to GreenGeeks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You will enter your hosting settings area where you will find access either to the cpanel (which we won\u2019t view today) and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/track\/u167472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>GreenGeeks<\/b><\/a> own managing panel. Click on \u201cManage\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1329\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1329 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8.png\" alt=\"GreenGeek's screenshot\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN8-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manage hosting account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In here you&#8217;ll find the tab \u201cDomains\u201d and in the submenu you will have to choose \u201cAddon Domains\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1330\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9.png\" alt=\"GreenGeeks Screenshot\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN9-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Managing domains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the Addon Domains section you can enter the domain name you previously pointed to this server and click on \u201cAdd Domain\u201d. If everything goes well you will see your domain on the list below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1331\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengeeks.com\/web-hosting-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10.png\" alt=\"GreenGeeks's screenshot\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10.png 2880w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10-1536x813.png 1536w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10-2048x1084.png 2048w, https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/EN10-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Addon domains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And that\u2019s about it!<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, successfully connecting your domain to hosting is crucial for establishing your online presence. By following these detailed steps, you can seamlessly point your GoDaddy domain to GreenGeeks and manage your website efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, while the process may seem straightforward, DNS changes can take time to propagate across the internet. Patience is key as you await the full activation of your domain on your hosting platform.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this guide has provided valuable insights and assistance in navigating the domain-to-hosting connection process. If you encounter any difficulties or have questions along the way, don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out to the Itakhi\u00a0 for support.<\/p>\n<p>With your domain now connected to hosting, you&#8217;re one step closer to launching your website and reaching your online goals. Wishing you smooth sailing on your digital journey!<\/p>\n<p>Good Routes!<\/p>\n<p>Itakhi Team<\/p>\n<div id=\"professor_prebid-root\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating the process of pointing your GoDaddy domain to GreenGeeks can be simplified into just four steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[34,13,31,33,30,29,32],"class_list":["post-1339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-configurations","tag-development","tag-domains","tag-green-hosting","tag-technical","tag-tutorials","tag-web-hosting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1339"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4395,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions\/4395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itakhidigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}