What are Private Nameservers?

Private nameservers allow you to set up nameservers for your own domain of choice. Let’s say you are operating a web hosting business and don’t want people to Google our nameservers and find out you really resell hosting thru us. Using private nameservers, you can avoid just this problem.

Having your own nameservers also gives you a more professional appearance than just plain nameservers, for example. ns1.bobshostingshack.com is pretty professional compared to our default nameservers.

How to Setup Private Nameservers at Hostinger

Step 1: Click here to open the Hostinger page. You will be prompted to log in to your Hostinger Account:

Step 2: After signing into your Hostinger Account, click on Domains from the top menu.

On the next page, you will see a list of all domains registered in your Hostinger account.

Find the domain for which you wish to manage the Nameservers and click on it.

Step 3: While you are on the Domain Overview page, see the Nameservers option and click on the Change button.

Step 4: Once the Name servers page has loaded, scroll down the page and click on the Child Nameservers tab.

Step 5: Once the Child nameservers page opens, you will have the option to enter your custom name servers.

First, you’ll need to enter the record name for your custom name servers in the Child Nameserver Fields. For example, if your nameservers are going to be ns1.yourdomain.tld, ns2.yourdomain.tld, and so forth, your glue record hostnames will look like the image above.

Second, you need to give each name server an IPv4 address. In the IPv4 address field, enter the IP address for each name server and click the save button. Click Save to save the changes.

Now your Child nameservers are established. Congrats! Your changes will now propagate.

Transfer Your Domain To ChemiCloud

There is no need to juggle separate providers, contacts, and services when you can have everything you need, all in one place.

If you’d like to manage your nameservers and your hosting in the same place, here at ChemiCloud, you should consider transferring your domain(s) from Google Domains to ChemiCloud.

That’s a wrap!

What are Private Nameservers?

Private nameservers allow you to set up nameservers for your own domain of choice. Let’s say you are operating a web hosting business and don’t want people to Google our nameservers and find out you really resell hosting thru us. Using private nameservers, you can avoid just this problem.

Having your own nameservers also gives you a more professional appearance than just plain nameservers, for example. ns1.bobshostingshack.com is pretty professional compared to our default nameservers.

How to Setup Private Nameservers at Google Domains

Step 1: Click here to open the Google Domains page. In the top right corner of the webpage, click the Sign In button.

You will be prompted to login to your Google Account:

Step 2: After signing into your Google Account, your Google Domains page will load and you will see a list of all domains registered in your Google Domains account.

Find the domain for which you wish to manage the Nameservers and click Manage to the right of the domain listing.

Step 3: The Domain Management page will load. Look on the left side of the page and you will see a list of options.

Click DNS.

Step 4: Once the DNS Management page has loaded, look in the top right corner for the Global DNS settings button. Click this to open the configuration area.

Step 5: In order to use custom name servers, you must first setup the Glue Records for the domain. Glue records are used to associate a name server with an IP address. To do this, click Manage Glue Records:

Step 6: Once the Glue records page opens, you will have the option to enter your custom name servers.

First, you need to create 3 blank records. To do this, click the create new record button 3 times. Your blank glue records area should look like the image below:

Second, you’ll need to enter the record name for your custom name servers in the Host Name Field. For example, if your nameservers are going to be ns1.yourdomain.tld, ns2.yourdomain.tld, and so forth, your glue record host names will look like the image below:

Third, you need to give each name server an IP address. The corresponding IP address for each name server can be found in your Welcome Email.

On the Glue records page, click the Add IPv4 address button for each name server. Your screen should look like the one below:

In the IPv4 Address field, enter the IP address for each name server and click the save button.

You will be returned to the Glue records page and the records for your domain should look like the image below:

Now your Glue Records are established. Congrats! We’re almost done.

Step 5: Next, you need to change the name servers for the domain. To do this, return to the Global DNS Settings by clicking the back button in the top left. .

Note, this is not the back button in your browser, but the back button in the settings.

See below:

Once the DNS settings page loads, click “Custom name servers” at the top of the page:

Step 6: The custom name servers area will open. Here you will enter the name servers you created in the earlier step.

Note: You will need to click the “Add another name server” button to add a field for the 3rd name server. 

Your name server fields should look similar to the ones below after you’ve entered your name servers.

Let’s begin!

How to Configure a cPanel Server in WHMCS

You can follow the steps in this article or watch out our video tutorial.

Step 1: First, log in to your WHMCS Admin. Once logged in, click the wrench in the top right corner, then click System Settings.

Step 2: When the list of System Settings loads, use the search function at the top of the page to search for ‘servers’.

When the Servers option appears, click it to load the Servers Module.

Step 3: Click the Add New Server button to begin adding a new server.

Step 4: You will be presented with a list of options to link your server to WHMCS.

Since we are adding a cPanel server, be sure cPanel is the option selected next to Module.

Next, enter the IP address or Hostname of the server on which your Reseller account is located, followed by the WHM username and either a Password or API token.

Click Test Connection once you’ve finished. If the credentials you entered worked, you’ll be taken to the final Add Server page, which looks like this:

Step 5: On this page, you should fill in as much of this information as possible as that information will be used to auto-populate your client accounts when they are purchased and provisioned via WHMCS.

It is very important you set the nameservers fields as they will be needed for your customer’s domains, otherwise, they will not resolve and you’ll have to intervene and help your clients.

If you are using our Reseller Hosting, you have two options for your nameservers.

1. You can create your own custom nameservers. If you aren’t familiar with creating private nameservers, we have a Knowledge Base article on that which you can read by clicking here.
2. Use the generic nameservers which were provided by ChemiCloud when your account was created. Please consult your welcome email for these nameservers.

This will allow you to use the Automation Functions in WHMCS to make your life that much easier.

When you’ve finished, click the Save Changes button at the bottom.

And that’s how you add a new cPanel server to WHMCS.

Please join us in the next tutorial where we will walk you through creating a product in WHMCS which is the fifth step you should take after installing WHMCS.

What are Private Nameservers?

Private nameservers allow you to set up nameservers for your own domain of choice. Let’s say you are operating a web hosting business and don’t want people to Google our nameservers and find out you really resell hosting thru us. Using private nameservers, you can avoid just this problem.

Having your own nameservers also gives you a more professional appearance than just plain nameservers, for example. ns1.bobshostingshack.com is pretty professional compared to our default nameservers.

How do I Register Private Nameservers With HostGator?

Step 1: Login into your HostGator account.

Step 2: When your account portal opens, click Domains from the left menu.

Step 3: You will see a list of domains registered with HostGator. Click the More button for the domain you wish to set up custom nameservers to expand the domain tools:

When the domain tools open, click the shield icon on the left to open the Private Nameserver editor.

Step 4: In the Private Name Servers tool, you have two boxes. The first is where you would name your nameserver and the second box is for the IP address which corresponds to the private nameserver.

In the first box, enter ns1.yourdomain.tld where yourddomain.tld is your domain name + extension.

In the second box, enter our primary nameserver IP address: 104.236.38.47.

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Your settings should look similar to the image below:

To add the second nameserver, click the + to the right and a new field will be added:

In the first box on the second line, enter ns2.yourdomain.tld where yourdomain.tld is your domain name + extension.

In the second box on the second line, enter the IP address for our secondary nameserver: 46.101.214.99.

Your configuration thus far should look like the image below:

To register your third private nameserver, click the + button once more. A third row will appear.

In the first box on the third row, enter ns3.yourdomain.tld where yourdomain.tld is your domain name + extension.

In the second box on the third row, enter the IP address for our third nameserver: 93.113.174.242.

Your configuration so far should look like the image below:

Once you have finished, click the big blue Save Private Nameservers button to make your changes.

Once you’ve registered your nameservers, please do not forget to create the corresponding A records for them in your domain name zone file within cPanel.

 That’s a wrap! Now you know how to Register Private Nameservers With HostGator.

What are Private Nameservers?

Private nameservers allow you to set up nameservers for your domain of choice. Let’s say you are operating a web hosting business and don’t want people to Google our nameservers and find out you resell hosting thru us. Using private nameservers, you can avoid just this problem.

For example, having your own nameservers also gives you a more professional appearance than just plain nameservers. ns1.bobshostingshack.com is pretty professional compared to our default nameservers.

How to Setup Private Nameservers at Namecheap

1) Login in to your Namecheap account.

2) On your Namecheap Dashboard, look for the menu on the left and click Domains List.

3) In your Domains List, find the domain for which you want to create private nameservers, then click the Manage button to the right of the domain list.

4) On the Domain Details page, look for Advanced DNS in the menu of options and click it to open that section.

5) Look for the Personal DNS Server option at the bottom and click + Add Nameserver to open the add nameserver modal:

Click into the Nameserver drop-down menu to open the list of options. For the first one, select ns1.

In the IP address field, enter our primary nameserver IP address: 104.236.38.47.

Your settings should look similar to the image below:

Click Done to save this first private nameserver.

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To register your second private nameserver, click the + Add Nameserver button again. In the drop-down menu, click ns2. Then enter the IP address for our secondary nameserver: 46.101.214.99.

The modal should look like this before the nameserver is saved:

To register your third private nameserver, click the + Add Nameserver button once more. In the drop-down menu, click ns3. Then enter the IP address for our third nameserver: 93.113.174.242.

The modal should look like this before the nameserver is saved:

Once you’ve registered your nameservers, please do not forget to create the corresponding A records for them in your domain name zone file within cPanel.

 That’s a wrap! Now you know how to Register Private Nameservers With Namecheap.

What are Private Nameservers?

Private nameservers allow you to setup nameservers for your own domain of choice. Let’s say you are operating a web hosting business and don’t want people to Google our nameservers and find out you really resell hosting thru us. Using private nameservers, you can avoid just this problem.

Having your own nameservers also gives you a more professional appearance than just plain nameservers, for example. ns1.bobshostingshack.com is pretty professional compared to our default nameservers.

How to Setup Private Nameservers at GoDaddy

1) Login in to your GoDaddy account.

2) Beneath All Products and Services, look for your domain and click the DNS option.

3) On the DNS Management page, under the Advanced Features section, click Host names.

4) If there aren’t any hostnames registered, click ADD button

Next, you will be able to register your private nameservers as follows:

• For “Host Name:” you’ll input “ns1” (no quotes) in the box.
• For “Host IP 1:” you’ll input our primary nameserver IP address: 104.236.38.47

Click “Save” – Your first nameserver has been registered. Your NS1 configuration should look like the image below:

• For “Host Name:” you’ll input “ns2” (no quotes) in the box.
• For “Host IP 2:” you’ll input our secondary nameserver IP address: 46.101.214.99

Click “Save” – Your secondary nameserver has been registered. Your NS2 configuration should look like the image below.

• For “Host Name:” you’ll input “ns3” (no quotes) in the box.
• For “Host IP 3:” you’ll input our 3rd nameserver IP address: 93.113.174.242

Click “Save” – Your 3rd nameserver has been registered. Your NS3 configuration should look like the image below:

Once you’ve done registering the nameservers, you should see the records as in the following screenshot:

 That’s a wrap! Now you know how to Register Private Nameservers With GoDaddy.

What is a private nameserver?

Setting up your own private nameservers has several benefits. While a set of a private nameserver will allow you to run your own name server which will respond to DNS requests, you can also use them for branding purposes. This feature is available exclusively on all our Reseller Hosting and VPS Hosting plans.

Using custom nameservers will hide the fact that your domain’s DNS requests are handled by our public nameservers, allowing the reseller to position themselves as the hosting company. For example, instead of pointing the domains at our generic nameservers, you could use private ones that look like:

How to Set up Private Nameservers in WHM:

1) The first step is to Log in to WHM. You can easily do so from your Client Area’s Dashboard by clicking on the WHM button for your active reseller service.

2) Once you are logged into WHM, click on the Basic WebHost Manager Setup button located on the left side menu.

3) Choose the second option “Explicitly Set the Nameservers” and enter the private nameservers you’d like to set:

4) You now need to create the DNS records for the nameservers you just created, there are two scenarios below.

First scenario: The domain you used for the nameservers is currently using ChemiCloud’s nameservers.

1) From WHM click on the DNS Zone Manager button located under the DNS Functions section in the left side menu and select the domain name that you want to use for the custom nameservers.

2) Click on the + A Record button and create the following 3 A records as shown in the image, using the following IP Addresses:

Now that the private nameservers have been set up in WHM, the next step is to register the Nameservers with your Domain Registrar.

• How to Register Private Nameservers for a domain registered with ChemiCloud

• How to Register Private Nameservers for a domain registered with GoDaddy
• How do I Register Private Nameservers With Google Domains?
• How do I Register Private Nameservers With HostGator?
• How do I Register Private Nameservers With Namecheap?

If your domain is registered with another registrar, you will need to log in to your domain registrar where you registered your domain and register the private nameservers using the IPs that we have provided above.

Second scenario: the domain you used for the nameservers is not using ChemiCloud’s nameservers.

If the domain you used for the nameservers is currently using the nameservers of another provider you will need to create the A records for the nameserver from their control panel. You just need to create the following A records:

That’s it. Now you know how to set up your private nameservers.

Step 1) Login into your ChemiCloud account here.

Step 2) Click on the Domains button located on the left side menu.

Step 3) Click on the Manage Domain button located next to the domain you want to register the nameservers for.

Step 4) Under Manage left-hand side menu click on Private Nameservers.

Step 5) On this page, you can create and manage custom nameservers for your domain.

Click Save Changes  – Your primary nameserver has been registered.

6) You have to repeat this operation if you want to register your secondary private nameserver:

Click “Save Changes” – Your second nameserver has been registered.

7) Finally, you have to repeat this operation if you want to register your 3rd private nameserver:

Click “Save Changes” – Your 3rd nameserver has been registered.

A confirmation message will appear each time if the nameservers have been added successfully.

That’s it! Now you know how to register private nameservers for a domain name registered with ChemiCloud.

1) Log into cPanel.

2) Look for the “Domains” section and click on “Zone Editor”.

3) If you have more than one domain entered in your cPanel choose the domain name for which you would like the DNS zone modified. You can also use the search bar to find the domain name.

4) From this area, you can either create a new A Record, CNAME Record or add an MX record.

5) You can also edit or remove a DNS record you have previously created by clicking on the “Manage” link.

6) If you no longer wish to use a DNS record you have previously created it can be simply removed by clicking the “Delete” link.

7)  To update a DNS record you have previously created simply click the Edit link and make the necessary changed and hit the “Save Record” button to update the record.

Nothing can be done to speed the DNS propagation process, however, it is recommended that you plan for propagation ahead of time to minimize the effects of downtime.

Once you change the DNS it is recommended to flush your DNS, in order to be sure your computer hasn’t cached an old IP address.

1) Log into cPanel.

2) Look for the “Domains” section and click on “Zone Editor”.

3) Here you`ll see all the domains associated with your cPanel account, just click on the  “A Record” link next to the domain name for which you would like to add an A Record.

4) A new window will open, here you’ll need to enter the name of the record and the IP address. In this example, we added an A record for the test.chemiccloud.com to point to the IP 10.0.0.1.

5) Click on the “Add A Record” button after you finish to save your changes.

Nothing can be done to speed the propagation process, however, it is recommended that you plan for propagation ahead of time to minimize the effects of downtime.