How to change your Namecheap Basic DNS

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Do you want to change the DNS settings of your Namecheap account? Follow this simple steps to learn how to manage Basic DNS for your domain. If you have bought a domain from Namecheap and wanted to host/point it on external server then you will have to update the DNS. Let’s find out how to manage it less than 1 minute:

Steps to Change Nameserver on your Namecheap Account

1) Type Namecheap.com on Chrome and hit Enter.

2) Click on SIGN IN option located on top left-hand-side.

Namecheap login option

3) A small pop-up login page will open, enter your Username and Password and click on Sign In.

4) After successful login, click on “Domain list” located on left-hand-side of the page.

Namecheap dashboard

5) Now, Domain list page will open, click on Manage button beside your domain, as shown in below image:

Namehcheap domain list page

6) Just beside Nameservers option, choose Custom DNS from drop down menu:

Namecheap nameservers option

7) Enter your DNS name on provided Nameserver 1 and Nameserver 2 filed and click on tick mark button.

Custom basic dns option of Namecheap

It’s done!! It will take about 1-2 hours to propagate domain globally.

Doing this way, you can easily update the DNS on your Namecheap account.

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