These are the steps for how to manually connect your domain to your Showit site if you are using Hover as your domain registrar.

If you need to add or migrate a blog to your Showit site you can do so here:

To get started, sign in to your Hover account. Then, in the top right corner of the home page, open the drop down by clicking on Your Account and then select Control Panel.

If you have already purchased your domain through Hover, you will see it listed here under Your Domains.

Click on the domain that you would like to connect to your Showit site.

From this page, select DNS in the top right corner.

This page will show you all of the DNS records that are currently set for this domain. These will need to be changed to the values that are listed in your Showit Account. You can find out exactly where to find these values below.

Or find your DNS records manually by following these steps:

1). Click your name in the lower left corner of the Showit Design App.
2). Choose Manage Account.
3). Click Your DNS Records below your domain.

This will take you to your domains screen within Showit. Under Your DNS Records are the DNS record values that you will want to apply within your Hover account.

You can work with your Hover customer support to do apply your records by giving them a screenshot of the record values you find in your Showit Account, or reference the video above for instructions on setting up these records within your Hover account.

The current records in your Hover account that need to be changed will look something like this:

Once you have the unique DNS record values from your Showit account, you will want to make sure they are set here in Hover.

Once you have set up your DNS records, the changes that were made may not update immediately. While these changes can happen in a matter of minutes or hours, it can take up to 48 hours to fully propagate throughout the internet worldwide. So if you aren't seeing it live right away, give it another few hours, and refresh the page.

If you aren't sure that your DNS records have been set correctly in your registrar, you can check in your Showit Account.

On your Domains screen, click on the button that says Check Site.

This refresh can be used once every 5 minutes to run a check on your DNS records. If your records have a green note next to them, they are set correctly. If the note is yellow or red, some changes might still need to be made to your records.

If you are certain that you've set your records correctly, but you're still seeing errors after checking your site, your DNS records might still be updating. See Propagation.

Once your DNS records have been set within your domain registrar, you will need to have an SSL set for your site in order for it to be secure. Your SSL will be set differently depending on what subscription you have with Showit.

If you do not have a blog included with your Showit subscription and you have just finished setting your DNS records within your domain registrar, you can set your SSL within your Showit Account.

To do so, simply navigate to your Showit Account and then click on the Domains option in the top right corner.

On your Domains screen, click on the button that says Check Site.

This Check Site button will run a new check to see if your DNS records have been set correctly, and if they have, it will automatically apply your SSL to your site!

If you have either the Basic or the Advanced Showit Blog Subscription and your blog has been set up, your DNS records have been set and have had time to propagate, your SSL should automatically set itself.

Occasionally, something may happen to prevent your SSL from properly setting, or you may receive a 1001 error message when you try to load your site. If this happens, don't worry! We've got your back. Reach out to the Showit Support Team and request that they set your SSL or clear that 1001 error for you.

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