How to connect a domain to Shopify

Shopify is a popular and easy-to-use online store platform with many features to increase your sales. To use it successfully, you must connect your existing domain to Shopify. The steps to connect a third-party domain to Shopify vary depending on your domain name provider. Here is a guide on how to connect your website to Shopify.

Automatic connection

If you bought your domain name from GoDaddy, Google Domains, or 1&1 IONOS, you can connect automatically as long as you have your login information for the third-party account. The steps are:

1. Go to Shopify "Admin." Choose "Settings" and then "Domains."
2. Select "Connect Existing Domain"
3. Enter your domain name and click "Next."
4. Choose "Automatic"
5. Log into your third-party account if necessary.
6. Click "Connect" and then "Close."
7. When the connection is complete, it will be listed on the Domains page under the Third-Party Domains section with the status Connected. Verification may take up to 48 hours.

For example, if you want to connect the GoDaddy domain to Shopify, you will follow Steps 1 to 4, then log into your GoDaddy account, click Connect, and then click Close. Likewise, if you want to connect Google Domain to Shopify, you log into your Google Domain account in Step 4, or if you wish to connect your IONOS domain to Shopify, you log into 1&1 IONOS in Step 4.

Manual Connection

If you use a different third-party provider, you can link your domain to Spotify manually. However, you'll need to know the provider's DNS requirements. You can find the requirements for many providers in the Shopify Help Center. For example, if you want to connect a Bluehost domain to Shopify, you can find the requirements in the Help Center. If you want to connect a Namecheap domain to Shopify, you'll also find its requirements in the Help Center.

Here are the steps to connect your domain name to Spotify manually if you have the requirements.

1. Change DNS Records in Your Third-Party Account

You do this by logging into your account on your domain provider's website and finding the DNS settings or domain management area. Change the following:

• Point the "A" record to the Shopify IPv4 address 23.227.38.65.
• Change the Hostname to "@", if necessary, and delete any other A records on the domain.
• Point the "AAAA" record to the Shopify IPv6 address 2620:0127:f00f:5::.
• Again, change the Hostname to # if necessary and delete any other AAAA records.
• Point the "CNAME" record (with the name www) to shops.myshopify.com. (Include the period at the end.)
• Click "Save."

2. Connect Your Domain to Shopify

From here, the steps are similar to an automatic connection.

1. Go to Shopify "Admin," "Settings," and then "Domains."
2. Choose "Connect Existing Domain"
3. Enter your domain in the "Domain Field."
4. Choose "Connect Domain."

You'll see your domain listed in the "Domain" section with the status "Connected" after it's verified. Verification may take up to 48 hours.

If your provider's requirements are not on the Shopify Help Center page, you must contact the provider directly. For example, to connect the Hostinger domain to Shopify, you'll contact Hostinger since the requirements are not on the Help Center page.