Addresses

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How can I change the address of my site?

Go to "Settings" → "Addresses". Click on the options to either add, edit or delete an address.
Site -> Addresses


When you add a new address you can choose between three options:

  • "Search for a new domain" — buy a new personal address (like mycompany.com, mycompany.net etc) from Edicy (this requires an Edicy Pro account)
  • "Import and existing one" — the external address that you already own (requires Edicy Pro account)
  • "Create free address" — choose this one if you want to add a free "myname.edicypages.com" address 

I’ve added my personal address but it still shows the default edicypages.com address.

Your default edicypages.com address will continue to exist side by side with your own personal address (whether it’s a personal edicypages.com address or a domain tied to your Pro account). You can see your site on your new address when you enter the address to your browser’s address bar.

My custom address without “www” opens my Edicy site but with “www” it doesn’t. What is wrong?

This means that your main domain address (eg mycompany.com) is redirected correctly but the subdomain (www.mycompany.com) isn’t. To correct this you have to make one more change in your domain name servers.

If the record “www” exists in your server then you have to verify that it’s type is CNAME and the value is your domain name (eg mycompany.com). If it isn’t then correct it (if the record type of “www” is A-record then delete it and add again as CNAME -record).

If the record “www” doesn’t exist in your server then you have to add a new sub-domain record with name “www”, record type as CNAME and the value of it is your domain name (eg mycompany.com).

Directing your web address to Edicy

Once you’ve registered for Edicy Pro you can direct your personal web address to Edicy. Directing your web address (ex mycompany.com, mycompany.uk) to can be a slightly different process depending on which provider you purchased your address from. Below are general instruction on how to direct your address as well as instructions for some of the larger address providers. Also check if you have entered the address into your Edicy site addresses section. Before directing. If you are having difficulties with directing your address please feel free to contact us at support@edicy.com.

NB! This guide assumes that your domain name server (DNS) remains on the server of the provider from where you purchased your address. If you want to move your name server to Edicy environment the please contact us at support@edicy.com.

Basic Instructions

  1. Log into the administrative section of the site where you purchased your web address.
  2. Find the option for “IP Forwarding” or “Modifying an A-Record”, this is usually found under the heading “Advanced DNS Management”.
  3. Select this option and enter Edicy’s IP address: 82.129.24.69.
  4. Log into your Edicy site.
  5. Check you've entered your domain correctly in Edicy, check it through "Site"→"Addresses" button, then check the domain you've added, or click on the options to "Add" or "Edit" your domain.

Note: It can take up to 48 hours for these changes to take effect, but if you're lucky enough, it is just a matter of couple of hours.

GoDaddy and WildWestDomains

  1. First login to your GoDaddy or WildWestDomains account.
  2. On the main menu, click on “Domains” and then “My Domain Names”.
  3. Click on the web address you are configuring.
  4. Click on the “Total DNS Control and MX Records” link.
  5. Change or create the following records:
    • For the first A-Record (Host), set the host ”@” value "points to" IP address as “82.129.24.69”.
    • Change CNAME (Aliases) record with host value "www" point to "clients.edicy.net". If this record does not exist, create a new one.

Note: It can take up to 48 hours for these changes to take effect, but if you're lucky enough, it is just a matter of couple of hours.

Enom

  1. Log into your Enom account.
  2. Click on the name of the web address you are changing.
  3. Select “Dynamic DNS” link.
  4. Enter the following information:
    • Host name: "@"
    • Address: "82.129.24.69"
    • Record Type: "A (Address)"
  5. Click “Save Settings” for the changes to take effect.

Note: It can take up to 48 hours for these changes to take effect, but if you're lucky enough, it is just a matter of couple of hours.

Register.com

  1. Log into your Register.com account.
  2. Click “Manage Your Account”.
  3. Click the web address you want to point to Edicy.
  4. On the next page, scroll right to the bottom. Under: “Advanced Technical Settings”, click on “Edit IP Address Records”.
  5. Next, edit the A record. You will want to set the A record for both "*" and "@" ("@" might be blank). Set both fields to "82.129.24.69".
  6. Click "Continue".
  7. You'll be asked to confirm the changes, it should look like this:
    • * points to 82.129.24.69
    • @ points to 82.129.24.69
  8. Click “Continue” again and your setting will be set.

Note: It can take up to 48 hours for these changes to take effect, but if you're lucky enough, it is just a matter of couple of hours.