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Domains and nameservers
Registrations, renewals, nameservers and transfers, at any registrar.
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- Connect an existing domain to Oogle hostingKeep your domain where it's registered. We add it to Cloudflare and copy your records; you turn off DNSSEC if it's on, then replace…
- DNSSEC basicsDNSSEC signs your DNS answers so they can't be forged. It links your registrar and your DNS provider through a DS record. Before you…
- Domains, hosting and DNS: what each one doesYour domain is the name, registered at a registrar. Hosting is the server that holds your website. DNS is the directory that connects the…
- How domain registration, renewal and expiry workYou rent a domain from a registrar for a set period and renew it there. Oogle doesn't register or renew domains, so keep auto-renew…
- How long DNS changes takeA changed DNS record is seen everywhere once old copies expire: about 5 minutes for a Cloudflare proxied record, up to its TTL (as…
- How to change your domain's nameserversSign in where your domain is registered, find its nameserver setting, choose custom nameservers, replace every existing entry with the two Cloudflare nameservers we…
- Transfer a domain to another registrarUnlock the domain and get its authorization code at your current registrar, start the transfer at the new registrar with that code, then approve…
- Transfer locks and authorization (EPP) codes, by registrarTo move a domain to another registrar you unlock it and get its authorization code (also called an EPP or auth code) from your…
- Troubleshoot a domain that isn't workingWork through four checks in order: has the domain expired, are the nameservers right, is DNSSEC blocking it, and do the records point to…
- 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…
- WHOIS, RDAP and domain privacyLook 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…
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