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  1. Domains and nameservers

    What are nameservers?

    Nameservers are the servers that hold your domain's DNS records and answer for them. You set them at your registrar. For Oogle hosting, they're two Cloudflare nameservers assigned to your…

  2. Domains and nameservers

    How to change your domain's nameservers

    Sign in where your domain is registered, find its nameserver setting, choose custom nameservers, replace every existing entry with the two Cloudflare nameservers we sent you, and save.…

  3. Domains and nameservers

    How long DNS changes take

    A changed DNS record is seen everywhere once old copies expire: about 5 minutes for a Cloudflare proxied record, up to its TTL (as long as a day) for others. A nameserver change usually…

  4. Cloudflare DNS

    Change DNS without taking your website or email offline

    Copy every record to the new DNS host before switching, check the email records twice, remove DNSSEC at the registrar first, then change the nameservers and keep the old DNS in place until…

  5. Domains and nameservers

    Connect an existing domain to Oogle hosting

    …to Cloudflare and check its records, then you replace the nameservers at your registrar with the two Cloudflare nameservers we send you. Once Cloudflare sees the change, usually within a…

  6. Domains and nameservers

    DNSSEC basics

    DNSSEC signs your DNS answers so they can't be forged. It links your registrar and your DNS provider through a DS record. Before you change nameservers, turn DNSSEC off at the registrar and…

  7. Cloudflare DNS

    How to ask us to change a DNS record

    Open a Website Support ticket in the client portal, name the domain, and paste the exact record type, name and value you need, plus what it's for. We make the change in Cloudflare and reply…

  8. Domains and nameservers

    Troubleshoot a domain that isn't working

    Work through four checks in order: has the domain expired, are the nameservers right, is DNSSEC blocking it, and do the records point to the right place. Each takes a minute with ICANN…

  9. Cloudflare DNS

    Why Oogle uses Cloudflare for DNS (and who your DNS provider is)

    Every domain on Oogle hosting uses Cloudflare for DNS, in a Cloudflare account Oogle manages. Cloudflare is your authoritative DNS provider; your registrar holds the domain; Oogle makes…

  10. Domains and nameservers

    Domains, hosting and DNS: what each one does

    Your domain is the name, registered at a registrar. Hosting is the server that holds your website. DNS is the directory that connects the two. At Oogle, your domain stays at your registrar,…

  11. Domains and nameservers

    WHOIS, RDAP and domain privacy

    Look up any domain's registrar, dates, status and nameservers at lookup.icann.org. RDAP replaced WHOIS as the official source in January 2025. Domain privacy hides your personal contact…

  12. Cloudflare DNS

    Email DNS records: MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC

    MX records say where your email is delivered. SPF, DKIM and DMARC are TXT records that prove mail really comes from your domain. Your email provider gives you the values; we add them to…

  13. Cloudflare DNS

    Proxied or DNS only: Cloudflare's orange and grey clouds

    A proxied record (orange cloud) sends visitors through Cloudflare, which hides your server's address and adds caching, security and a certificate. A DNS-only record (grey cloud) gives out…

  14. Cloudflare DNS

    Fix DNS and SSL errors

    Match the error to its cause: "site can't be reached" is DNS, Cloudflare 521 and 522 mean it can't reach the server, 525 and 526 are certificate problems on the server, and "too many…

  15. Domains and nameservers

    Transfer a domain to another registrar

    Unlock the domain and get its authorization code at your current registrar, start the transfer at the new registrar with that code, then approve it. It usually completes within 5–7 days and…

  16. Getting started

    Where to find billing, support and hosting controls

    Billing, services and support tickets are in the client portal at my.oogle.net. Hosting, DNS and domain changes aren't in the portal: our team makes them for you when you open a Website…

  17. Cloudflare DNS

    DNS records explained: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA

    A and AAAA records point a name at a server's address, CNAME points one name at another, MX says where email goes, TXT holds text such as verifications and SPF, and CAA limits who can issue…

  18. Hosting

    How hosting changes work at Oogle today

    Today Oogle's team makes hosting changes for you. Open a Website Support ticket, say which website and what you need, and we'll make the change. There's no hosting control panel for clients…

  19. Support and requests

    Asking for changes: Quick Fixes, Plus development hours and quoted work

    Ask for website changes in a Website Support ticket. Website Care includes two Quick Fixes a month for small changes; Website Care Plus has two development hours a month instead. Bigger…

  20. Domains and nameservers

    How domain registration, renewal and expiry work

    …renew it there. Oogle doesn't register, sell or renew domains: your domain stays at your registrar, in your name. The most useful things you can do are to keep auto-renew on and keep your…

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