If you’ve already purchased a domain name, you can easily host it on a web hosting provider. Follow these simple steps to get your website up and running smoothly.
- Choose a web hosting provider
There are many different web hosting providers available, so it’s important to choose one that is reliable and has a good reputation. Some popular web hosting providers include Bluehost, HostGator, and SiteGround.
- Sign up for a web hosting plan
Once you’ve chosen a web hosting provider, you’ll need to sign up for a web hosting plan. The price of a web hosting plan will vary depending on the provider and the features you need.
- Get your domain name’s nameservers
Your domain registrar will provide you with the nameservers for your domain name. Nameservers are a set of servers that tell the internet where your website is hosted.
- Change your domain name’s nameservers to your new web hosting provider
You can change your domain name’s nameservers in your domain registrar’s control panel.
- Wait for the DNS changes to propagate
Once you’ve changed your domain name’s nameservers, it can take up to 24 hours for the DNS changes to propagate. This means that it can take up to 24 hours for your website to start working on your new web hosting provider.
Here is an example of How to Host a Previously Purchased Website Domain in Hosting
Let’s say you purchased your domain name from GoDaddy and you want to host it on Bluehost. Here are the steps you would need to follow:
- Go to Bluehost’s website and click on the “Hosting” tab.
- Select the web hosting plan that you want to sign up for.
- Enter your domain name in the “Domain” field and Click on the “Next” button.
- You will see the message domain is associated with hosting. Now Enter your contact information and payment details. Click on the “Submit” button to complete your purchase.
- After that, you have to generate your password for the Bluehost account.
- Then you will automatically login into your Bluehost account.
- It will ask for some basic settings about the website, which you can skip or approve.
- When you skip or approve all settings, you will reach the Bluehost panel.
- Click on the “Domains” tab, and Click on the name of your domain name.
- After that click on the “Manage” button.
- Click on the “Configure DNS registrar” button.
- It gives the message that sending you to your registrar.
- Login to your domain registrar account. In my case domain registrar is Godaddy. Click on the connect button.
- It will automatically connected and you will see this screen.
- It can take up to 24 hours for the DNS changes to propagate. Once the DNS changes have propagated, you will see the below screen.
- Now your website should start working on your new web hosting provider.
