Connect Your Domain to SiteGround (Nameservers vs DNS Records)
Connect domain to siteground
Updated: December 28, 2025 • Use this as a practical workflow. Provider dashboards change—adapt the steps to your UI.
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Pick your approach
- Nameservers: simplest if you want the host to manage DNS.
- DNS records: best if you keep DNS at your registrar or Cloudflare.
Nameservers approach
- Find the correct nameservers in your hosting account.
- Update nameservers at your registrar.
- Wait for propagation and confirm the site loads.
DNS records approach
- Get your host IP address (A record) or target (CNAME).
- Update @ and www records.
- Keep email records (MX/SPF/DKIM) intact if you use third‑party email.
Common pitfalls
- Leaving old A records in place.
- Breaking email by removing MX records.
- Trying to issue SSL before DNS points correctly.
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