Connect your domain to Omega Digital by changing its nameservers or updating the A record at your current DNS provider. The choice determines where you manage DNS.
Option 1: Change nameservers
With this option, you manage DNS in cPanel. Check the MX, SPF, DKIM and A records against the settings supplied for your service.
- Log into your registrar (Namecheap, GoDaddy, Porkbun, etc.).
- Open the domain's DNS/nameservers settings.
- Select Custom nameservers.
- Enter the two nameservers from your service setup details, typically: ns1.omdigital.cc and ns2.omdigital.cc.
- Save the change and verify it with a DNS lookup. Cached records can take time to expire.
# Verify the nameserver change
dig +short NS yourdomain.com
# Expected output
# ns1.omdigital.cc.
# ns2.omdigital.cc.Option 2: Keep existing nameservers, add an A record
This keeps DNS at your current host (Cloudflare, AWS Route 53, Namecheap's built-in DNS, and so on) and directs web traffic to our IP. Choose this if you already manage DNS centrally across multiple services, or if you want Cloudflare's proxying and caching in front.
- Find the server IP in your service setup details (e.g. 198.51.100.42).
- At your DNS provider, create or edit an A record: host @, value 198.51.100.42, TTL 3600.
- Create a second A record: host www, same IP.
- If you use Omega Digital for mail, also add our MX records; otherwise point MX wherever your mail lives.
- Save.
Which one should you pick?
| Situation | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| One domain, one site, no other services | Option 1: change nameservers |
| Already using Cloudflare proxying | Option 2: A record at Cloudflare |
| Using Google Workspace for email | Either works, both require correct MX |
| Running multiple subdomains on different hosts | Option 2: keep central DNS |
| Not sure | Contact support before changing DNS |
A full example: Namecheap → Omega Digital
To change nameservers in Namecheap:
- Log into Namecheap and open the Domain List.
- Click Manage next to the domain.
- In the Nameservers section, switch from Namecheap BasicDNS to Custom DNS.
- Enter ns1.omdigital.cc and ns2.omdigital.cc.
- Click the green checkmark to save.
- Wait 30–60 minutes, then run dig +short NS yourdomain.com to confirm.
After the change
Once nameservers or A records are live, issue SSL under cPanel → SSL/TLS Status → Run AutoSSL. Certificates validate by HTTP and should issue within one to five minutes.
Common issues
- Entering the nameservers in the wrong field. Nameservers are different from Glue records or DNS records.
- Editing records at the wrong provider. Make changes at the provider identified by your active nameservers.
- DNSSEC left enabled. If your old host signed the zone and you change nameservers without removing DS records, resolvers refuse to answer. Turn off DNSSEC before the switch, then re-enable from the new side.
- Cached DNS records take time to expire. Check the active nameservers and record responses if the change is not visible.
Contact support
Email [email protected] with your domain name and the nameserver output from dig.