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.

Step 1: Log in to your Hostinger account

Open a new browser tab, and then log in to your Hostinger account.
Click Domains > Domains portfolio.
Click Manage for the domain that you want to connect to Shopify.
Click DNS/Nameservers.

Step 2: Update the A records

Locate your A record, and then click Edit.
Enter the following A record to your DNS settings:
- Type: A
- Name: @
- Points to: 23.227.38.65
- TTL: 1 hour
Click Update.

Step 3: Update the CNAME records

Locate the CNAME record that has the name www, and then click Edit.
Enter the following CNAME record to your DNS settings:
- Type: CNAME
- Name: www
- Content: shops.myshopify.com
- TTL: 1 hour
Click Update.

Step 4: Connect your domain to Shopify

From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Domains.
Click Connect existing domain.
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:

In your Hostinger account, go to Domains > Domains portfolio.
Next to the domain that you're connecting to Shopify, click Manage, and then click DNS/Nameservers.
In the Manage DNS records card, click the Type drop-down menu, and then select TXT.
Change the Name field to shopify_verification.
In a new tab, go to your Shopify admin, click Settings > Domains, and then click the domain that you're verifying.
Locate the Required value, and then click Copy.
Go back to your Hostinger tab, paste the Required value from Shopify into TXT value, and then click Add Record.
Go back to your Shopify admin tab, and then click Verify connection, which can take up to 48 hours.