How to Point Your Custom Domain to CrushHost Free Cloud (DNS & Nameservers)

<div class="kb-article-body" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7; color: #2d3748;"> <div style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff5f0 0%, #ffece4 100%); border-left: 5px solid #FF4500; padding: 18px 22px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <h4 style="margin: 0 0 6px 0; color: #c83700; font-size: 16px;">🌐 100% Custom Domain Freedom on Crush-Free</h4> <p style="margin: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #4a5568;">Unlike legacy free hosts that restrict you to ugly subdomains or force you to buy overpriced registrar addons, <strong>CrushHost Free Cloud allows you to connect any custom domain name (.com, .net, .org, .dev, etc.) with zero restrictions.</strong></p> <div style="margin-top: 12px; font-family: monospace; background: #fff; padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid #fbd38d;"> <strong>Primary Nameserver:</strong> ns1.crushhost.com<br> <strong>Secondary Nameserver:</strong> ns2.crushhost.com<br> <strong>Server Cloud IPv4:</strong> 167.86.80.236 </div> </div>

<h2>Method 1: Pointing via Custom Nameservers (Recommended)</h2>
<p>Using CrushHost's anycast cloud DNS gives you automated DNS record synchronization and automatic Let's Encrypt SSL issuance.</p>

<h3>A. Spaceship.com</h3>
<ol>
    <li>Log in to your <strong>Spaceship Dashboard</strong>.</li>
    <li>Go to <strong>Domains</strong> and select your domain name.</li>
    <li>Click <strong>Advanced DNS</strong>.</li>
    <li>Switch the Nameserver provider from <em>Spaceship DNS</em> to <strong>Custom Nameservers</strong>.</li>
    <li>Enter <code>ns1.crushhost.com</code> and <code>ns2.crushhost.com</code>.</li>
    <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li>
</ol>

<h3>B. Namecheap</h3>
<ol>
    <li>Log in to your <strong>Namecheap Account</strong> &rarr; <strong>Domain List</strong>.</li>
    <li>Click <strong>Manage</strong> next to your domain.</li>
    <li>Under <strong>Nameservers</strong>, select <strong>Custom DNS</strong>.</li>
    <li>Enter <code>ns1.crushhost.com</code> and <code>ns2.crushhost.com</code>.</li>
    <li>Click the green checkmark to confirm.</li>
</ol>

<h3>C. GoDaddy</h3>
<ol>
    <li>Log in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio.</li>
    <li>Select your domain &rarr; <strong>DNS</strong> &rarr; <strong>Nameservers</strong> &rarr; <strong>Change Nameservers</strong>.</li>
    <li>Choose <em>I will use my own nameservers</em> &rarr; Input <code>ns1.crushhost.com</code> and <code>ns2.crushhost.com</code> &rarr; Save.</li>
</ol>

<h2>Method 2: Pointing via A Records (Cloudflare or External DNS)</h2>
<p>If you manage your DNS through Cloudflare or prefer keeping your registrar's default nameservers, configure the following DNS records:</p>
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    <thead>
        <tr style="background: #f7fafc; border-bottom: 2px solid #e2e8f0; text-align: left;">
            <th style="padding: 10px 14px;">Type</th>
            <th style="padding: 10px 14px;">Host / Name</th>
            <th style="padding: 10px 14px;">Points To / Value</th>
            <th style="padding: 10px 14px;">TTL</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr style="border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;">
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;"><strong>A</strong></td>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;"><code>@</code> (root)</td>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;"><code>167.86.80.236</code></td>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;">Auto / 300s</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;"><strong>CNAME</strong></td>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;"><code>www</code></td>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;"><code>yourdomain.com</code></td>
            <td style="padding: 10px 14px;">Auto / 300s</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

<h2>DNS Propagation & Free SSL Activation</h2>
<p>Global DNS propagation takes between <strong>15 minutes to 4 hours</strong>. Once propagation completes, open CrushPanel &rarr; <strong>Web</strong> &rarr; <strong>Edit Domain</strong> &rarr; Check <strong>SSL Support</strong> and <strong>Let's Encrypt Support</strong> &rarr; Save. Your domain is instantly secured with TLS 1.3 encryption.</p>

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How to Point Your Custom Domain to CrushHost Free Cloud (DNS & Nameservers)

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