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Connecting a Hostinger domain to Shopify

If you purchased a domain from Hostinger and want to use it on a Shopify store without moving the hosting to Shopify, then this guide will help you manually connect your Hostinger domain to Shopify.

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Step 1: Log in to your Hostinger account

  1. Open a new browser tab and log in to your Hostinger account.
  2. Click Domains > Domains portfolio.
  3. Click Manage next to the domain that you want to connect to Shopify.
    Highlight of Manage button in Hostinger's Domain portfolio
  4. Click DNS/Nameservers.
    Highlight of DNS/Nameservers button in Hostinger's left side tab

Step 2: Update the A records

  1. Locate your A record, and then click Edit.
    Highlight of the A records in Hostinger's DNS/Nameservers page
  2. Match the following A record to your DNS settings:
    • Type: A
    • Name: @
    • Data: 23.227.38.65
    • TTL: 1 hour
  3. Click Update.
    Adding the 'Points to' value for A records in Hostinger's DNS/Nameservers page

Step 3: Update the CNAME records

  1. Locate the CNAME record that has the name www, and then click Edit.
    Highlight of the CNAME records in Hostinger's DNS/Nameservers page
  2. Match the following CNAME record to your DNS settings:
    • Type: CNAME
    • Name: www
    • Data: shops.myshopify.com
    • TTL: 1 hour
  3. Click Update.

Step 4: Connect your domain to Shopify

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Domains.
  2. Click Connect existing domain.
  3. Type the name of the domain that you want to connect, and then click Next.

Step 5: Additional verification for your Shopify domain

As an additional security measure, your domain might require extra verification. This extra verification requires you to create a TXT record on the domain.

Steps:

  1. In your Hostinger account, go to > Domains > Domains portfolio.
  2. Next to the domain that you're connecting to Shopify, click Manage, and then click DNS/Nameservers.
  3. In the Manage DNS records card, click the Type drop-down menu, and then select TXT.
  4. Change the Name field to shopify_verification.
    Adding the 'Name' value for TXT records in Hostinger's DNS/Nameservers page
  5. Copy the Required value from Shopify and paste it into TXT value, and then click Add Record.
    Adding the 'TXT value' value for TXT records in Hostinger's DNS/Nameservers page
  6. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Domains, and then click Verify connection.
    Verify domain ownership information in Shopify Admin's Domains Settings page
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