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Mastering DNS made easy. Learn how to manage records, set up redirects, and keep your domains pointing accurately and reliably.
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Find step-by-step help for domain registration with Krystal, including setup guidance, pricing, and domain requirements.
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Keep your personal data safe. Discover how Krystal’s domain privacy protects your identity from public WHOIS listings—simple, reliable protection.
The process for transferring a domain into Krystal is different depending on the domain's extension. We have broken down our guides into two smaller sections.
Updated 1 week ago by Ben Oates
How to set the active nameservers for a domain registered with Krystal.
Custom nameservers allow you to use your domain name in the nameserver name. Find out how to create custom nameservers here in this Krystal help article.
How to transfer a .uk domain to Krystal free of charge, what your current registrar needs from you, and why an order is still required.
How to transfer a non-.uk domain to Krystal, including unlocking it and getting the EPP code from your current registrar, and why a transfer can fail.
The process for transferring a domain to another registrar is different depending on the domain's extension. Read here to find out more.
Updated 4 days ago by Jordan Jones
This article will help you understand the difference between all the domain options and assist you in adding additional websites/domain names.
Updated 6 days ago by Ben Oates
Nameserver names and IP addresses to point your domain at - ns1-ns4.krystal.io for cloud, premium and business packages, and cloudhosting.net for resellers.
Updated 6 days ago by Jordan Jones
Tools for checking DNS records and nameservers when you're setting up a domain, migrating it, or waiting for changes to propagate.
Updated 4 days ago by Ben Oates
This article will show you how to manage the auto-renewal settings for your domain names. This article assumes that you have already successfully logged in.
DNS provides a way to map a server name to an IP address. It also provides, via Reverse DNS (RDNS), a way to do the reverse check. Read more here.
What you have to do to keep a domain registered: Nominet checks .uk contact details automatically with no email to reply to, while ICANN requires you to respond to a verification email for .com and other generic extensions.
Updated 5 days ago by Ben Oates
All Krystal cloud and business plans host multiple sites - how you add each one affects your unique website count.
The difference between a sub-domain (the part in front of your domain) and a sub-directory (the part behind it), and when each is used.
What happens to a domain you allow to expire, and how the life cycle differs between gTLDs and ccTLDs.
An introduction to what a domain name is and what registering one actually gives you.
How to check and update the contact details held against your domain - one contact for .uk domains, four for most others.
You already have WHOIS privacy on your Krystal domains, free and switched on by default. What it does, what is public anyway, and how .uk domains differ.
How to transfer a .gov.uk domain to Krystal, from requesting an authorisation code through to raising the transfer ticket.
Updated 1 week ago by Jordan Jones
How to add a second website to your account as an Addon domain, how it affects email, and what to do about errors when adding one.
Updated 6 days ago
Which domain extensions you can register, renew or transfer with Krystal, including the rules for restricted extensions like .gov.uk, .ac.uk and .sch.uk.
How to add and edit A, CNAME and MX records, and other record types, using the cPanel Zone Editor.
How to transfer a .sch.uk domain to Krystal free of charge, using the Nominet IPS Tag system.
How to point an extra domain at an existing site using an Alias, how it affects email, and what to do about errors when adding one.
How to add a subdomain in cPanel to run a new site, and how subdomains affect your email.
How to manage DNS for a domain that isn't hosted on cPanel, using the DNS Records area of your Krystal client area.
Updated 4 days ago by Adam Thacker
Why Krystal requires you to verify ownership before adding a remotely hosted domain to cPanel, and how to do it.
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