This guide contains 3 tutorial videos that cover different ways of connecting a custom domain to your Pixieset Website. If you don’t currently own a domain, the first video will show you how you can purchase your own domain from IONOS through your Pixieset Settings and automatically connect it to your website. The second video will demonstrate how to automatically connect a domain that you already own using Entri.
Early access: Automatic domain connection is currently in early access and may not be available in your account yet. If you do not see the options below, watch the third video for the manual set-up instructions instead.
Before you start, you will need a paid Website or Suite plan to connect a custom domain. If you already own a domain, have the login credentials for your domain hosting account handy. You can also find all steps and information in our written guide here.
Videos on this page:
- Purchasing a Custom Domain
- Automatically connecting an existing domain
- Manually connecting an existing domain
Purchasing a Custom Domain
If you need to acquire a custom domain for your website, Pixieset works with IONOS to offer an easy, seamless solution for buying your domain and linking it to your website with automatic integration.
Chapters
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 0:25 - Claiming a domain
- 1:04 - Purchasing a domain from IONOS
- 1:46 - Domain is connected
Automatically connecting an existing domain
Pixieset's integration with Entri makes it easy to automatically connect a domain you already own to your website. For most domain hosts, you will not need to manually locate or update its DNS records.
Chapters
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 0:31 - Connecting your domain
- 0:49 - Authenticating with Entri
- 1:03 - Completing the authentication with domain host
Manually connecting an existing domain
If your host is not supported or you prefer to set up DNS yourself, you can still use the manual method by setting up DNS records yourself. The required DNS records for the manual method are below the video for reference.
Chapters
- 0:00 - Introduction
- 0:13 - Adding DNS records with domain host
- 1:51 - Completing the connecting in Pixieset
DNS Records
Here are the DNS records covered in the tutorial for easy copy and pasting.
| Type | Host (or Alias) | Points to (or Data/Value) |
|---|---|---|
| CNAME | www | domain.pixieset.com |
| A | @ | 104.16.185.173 |
| A | @ | 104.16.186.173 |