Set up your website
This guide will walk you through how to set up DNS records to point to your hosted website and/or application.
When pointing your .box domain to a website or application you are hosting, you will need to update either the A, AAAA, CNAME, or ALIAS record to point it to that location. The type of record(s) you will need will depend on your hosting provider.
General Instructions
Access your hosting provider and set up hosting against .box domain. This will provide you with the DNS record details you will need to set up in your .box domain.
See Vercel Example
See Shopify Example
Go to my.box and Connect your wallet.
Click on My Domains and select the domain you want to use. You can select it by clicking on the domain name in the Domain column, or from the ellipsis menu on the right-hand side and clicking Manage.
From here you can modify the records you need by editing/deleting the default ALIAS and CNAME that were created with your domain, and/or adding new records as instructed by your hosting provider.
Adding Records
Click on the Add new record button on the right-hand side
Fill in the values for Host, Type, Value, and TTL These values should be provided to you by your hosting provider
Editing Records
Click on the Edit Icon (pencil) on the right-hand side of the record you want to edit
Update the values for Host, Type, Value, and TTL These values should be provided to you by your hosting provider
Deleting Records
Click on the Edit Icon (pencil) on the right-hand side of the record you want to edit
Click on Delete Record, and confirm the deletion
Once records have been modified, click on the Apply Updates button.
You will be asked to open your wallet and proceed with the transaction.
After a few moments, your .box domain should now be displaying the website or application you have created. NOTE: DNS changes do take some time to propagate around the world, and some browsers and systems may have cached the DNS records. This is usually resolved in a couple of minutes but can take up to 24 hours to refresh.
Vercel Example
You can use Vercel to host a website or an application.
Go to the Vercel website (https://vercel.com/) and log in; register for an account if you do not yet have one.
Create a new project, or import your existing project.
Set up your .box domain on Vercel. You can do this by Clicking on Domains in the top menu, and then clicking on the Add button on the page. Select the project you want to host and enter your .box domain in the appropriate fields
You will now be on the Project Settings page. Look for the domain you added and make note of the A Record they have provided. This will be the A Record you will need to add to your domain on my.box.
Follow the General Instructions above (Step 4) to add the A Record to your domain. Once completed Vercel project will be live on your .box domain!
Shopify Example
Go to the Shopify website (https://www.shopify.com/) and login; register for an account if you do not yet have one
Once your store is ready, navigate to Settings -> Domains, and click Connect existing domain
Enter your .box domain and click Next
Return to the my.box page, and continue with setting your DNS records as outlined in the General Instructions We recommend referring to the detailed Shopify documentation on this topic, but the records you will need to set are as follows:
Host: @ Type: A Value: 23.227.38.65
Host: WWW Type: CNAME Value: shops.myshopify.com
When complete, return to your Shopify store and click the "Verify connection" button.
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