Pointing a domain the simple way (see how to point your domain) keeps your DNS wherever you registered it. DNS hosting is the fuller option: the domain's whole zone moves here, and you manage every record from My Domains — redirects and everything else in one place.
Enabling it
On the domain's page in My Domains, enable the DNS hosting addon and pick a plan. The zone is created automatically with the records your redirects need already in place, and the DNS manager marks those as required — they're what makes the domain resolve and serve its links, so leave them alone even as you add your own around them. The manager also shows which nameservers the domain must use; that callout is the one setting to change at your registrar if the domain isn't there yet.
Working with records
- Add what you need — A, CNAME, TXT, and MX records for other services (site verification, sending domains, third-party tools) are all added from the same table.
- Required records are badged so you can tell platform plumbing from your own at a glance.
- Plan limits apply to how many zones, records per zone, and email forwards you can run — the usage banner in the manager shows where you stand, and plans can be changed any time.
Email forwarding
DNS hosting also unlocks forwarding addresses like hello@yourdomain.com that deliver to a real inbox — that flow has its own walkthrough in setting up email forwarding.
Do you need it?
If the domain only serves redirects, simple pointing is enough. DNS hosting earns its keep when the domain also needs other records — email at the domain, verification entries, subdomains for other tools — and you'd rather not maintain those in a second dashboard.
Working with a team?
DNS records live with the domain's account — every managing member (owner, admin, member) can edit them from their own login, and viewers see them read-only. Roles, invites, and account switching are covered in Team accounts.