This article shows how to repoint your third-party domain (website URL) that is hosted with IONOS (1&1). 

 

Step One

Click ‘Sign in’ in the top right-hand corner and login using your login details.


Step Two

Click ‘Domain & SSL’.

Find the domain you wish to use, select the cog under ‘Actions’ and select ‘DNS’


Step Three

You will see a series of columns labelled, type, host name, value, service, and actions. Under the column labelled ‘Type’, identify any entries with the letter ‘A’ and click the bin icon to delete. 

  

Step Four

In addition, delete any of the below records:

    

Step Five

Click ‘Add Record’ 

 

Step Six

Select the ‘A’ option 


Step Seven

In the ‘Host Name’ box physically type @

In the ‘Points to’ box, enter 185.230.63.171

Leave the TTL box at 1 hour 

Click the blue text that says ‘> Do not add DNS record www’ and click ‘Save’

  

Step Eight

Click ‘Add Record’ 

  

Step Nine

Select the ‘CNAME’ option 

 

Step Ten

In the ‘Host Name’ box physically type www

In the ‘Points to’ box, enter gcdn0.wixdns.net

Leave the TTL box at 1 hour

Click ‘Save’

Please note: You may see other records in your table but please leave them.