Setting Your Custom DNS

The process for provisioning a custom domain is a 5 step process as follows:

A. Streaming platform to set the domain in his DNS server to point to customer IP addresses

  • IP#1 Defined by Streaming platform
  • IP#2 defined by Streaming platform
  • ns1.customerdomain.com Defined by Streaming platform
  • ns2.customerdomain.com Defined by Streaming platform

 

B. Streaming platform to update MX or email addresses, if requested

 

C. Customer to setup separate hosts (not inside of the domain zone):

  • ns1 -> IP#1 Defined by Streaming platform
  • ns2 -> IP#2 Defined by Streaming platform

This option can be found at Register in the page where you edit registrar details for that domain, usually like: “Host Summary (add)”

subdomain dns manager

Click on (add) link in order to add a new host:

add new host subdomain

On the window that opens up, make the following entries:

  • “ns1″ against the Host Name – so it should read ns1.domainname.com
  • First IP Address that Streaming platform provided to you

Repeat this process, and add “ns2″ and the Second IP Address.  If the Welcome Email contains a 3rd IP Address, repeat the process again.

subdomain settings ip address

1. Add here your host name – ns1

2. Enter here the host IP 1 provided by Streaming platform

3. Click here to save the host details

 

The host details are added:

dns manager host subdomain

D. Customer then can setup the customized DNS nameservers, example:

  • ns1.customerdomain.com
  • ns2.customerdomain.com

 

E. When step D is complete, this may take Up to 24 hours to completely propagate.