How to update your DNS settings for your Houzz-managed website

To use Website Services with a domain you already own, you’ll need to update your domain’s DNS settings through your registrar. Website Services requires two “A” Records and one “CNAME” record to function properly. These two types of DNS records have four data points each:

• “Type” - defines the type of DNS record. We’re only interested in A-type and CNAME-type

• “Name” or “Host” - which part of your domain will direct to the “Value” below

• “Value” or “Points to” - where the “Host” above will send internet traffic

• “TTL” or “Timeout” - this can safely be left on the default for your registrar

The DNS records required for Website Services usage are as follows:


Type	Name	Value	TTL	-
A	@	52.37.217.244	1 Hour
A	@	52.37.218.59	1 Hour
CNAME	www	@	1 Hour

Please note: the @ symbol is a variable used by many registrars to denote the root domain. For example, if your domain is wilsonkandb.com, the @ symbol you see above acts as a stand-in for wilsonkandb.com. If your registrar does not allow you to use the @ symbol in this way, you should substitute your full root domain.

If there are any other DNS records of type A or AAAA that use the root domain or www as their Host or Name, please remove them.

Here’s an example of how the settings look in GoDaddy’s DNS Management page:

DNS help articles for common domain registrars


Name	Registrar DNS Help Link	Notes	-	-
1&1 Ionos	1&1 Ionos DNS documentation
Amazon Route 53	Amazon Route 53DNS documentation	Most likely relevant: 'Creating records by using the Amazon Route 53 console' link on linked page
Bluehost	Bluehost DNS documentation
DreamHost	DreamHost DNS documentation	If additional Dreamhost services are used, please note 'Setting your domain to DNS only' heading
Enom	Enom DNS documentation	Sections 1 & 2 hold most relevant information
GoDaddy	GoDaddy A-type documentation GoDaddy CNAME-type documentation	New GoDaddy domains come with the 'www' CNAME already in place.
Google Domains	Google Domains DNS documentation	Google reportedly only allows one hostname A record. It is fine to omit one.
HostGator	HostGator DNS documentation
Name.com	Name.comA-typedocumentation Name.com CNAME-type documentation
Namecheap	Namecheap DNS documentation
Network Solutions	Network Solutions A-type documentation Network Solutions CNAME-type documentation	Network Solutions, web.com, and register.com share a help article, with sections of the page devoted to each registrar.
Register.com	Register.com A-type documentation Register.com CNAME-type documentation	Network Solutions, web.com, and register.com share a help article, with sections of the page devoted to each registrar.
Squarespace	Squarespace DNS documentation
web.com	web.com A-type documentation web.com CNAME-type documentation	Network Solutions, web.com, and register.com share a help article, with sections of the page devoted to each registrar.
Wordpress	Wordpress DNS documentation
Yahoo Domains	Yahoo Domains A-type documentation Yahoo Domains CNAME-type documentation