Migrating your domain to IT Solutions Yorkshire servers is a crucial step to ensure your website and email services are hosted smoothly and reliably. Below is an outline of the prerequisites and step-by-step process to successfully point your domain to our server.
Prerequisites
Before starting, please complete the following checks:
- Complete the Migration: Make sure that the migration of your website and emails to our servers is fully completed before making any DNS changes.
- Email Accounts: Identify any existing email accounts and verify their current hosting location.
- Notify End Users: Inform all end users, especially those with mailboxes, of any potential temporary service outages during the transition.
Steps to Point Your Domain
1. Inform End Users
Ensure all end users are informed of the possible service outage during the DNS change. This is especially important for email users, as temporary disruptions may occur.
2. Change Nameservers
Update your domain’s nameservers to point to IT Solutions Yorkshire using the following nameservers:
- ns1.itsydns.uk
- ns2.itsydns.uk
- ns3.itsydns.uk
- ns4.itsydns.uk
3. Configure DNS Settings
Log into your account at control.itsyltd.uk to verify that your DNS settings are correctly configured. By default, DNS will direct both your web and email services to our server. If any service is hosted elsewhere, please adjust the DNS settings as needed.
4. Flush DNS Cache
To speed up DNS propagation, visit the Google Public DNS Flush page and flush the following records:
- For the website:
- NS
- A
- AAAA
- For email:
- CNAME
- MX
- SRV
- TXT
5. Reconnect Mail Clients
Reconnect any mail clients to the new server by removing and re-adding the accounts, rather than updating existing settings. This ensures a clean connection to the new server settings.
6. Resync Mailboxes
Once DNS propagation is complete (typically between 1 and 72 hours), resync your mailboxes using the Email Migration tool available at control.itsyltd.uk.
By following these steps, you will ensure your domain points correctly to IT Solutions Yorkshire servers, minimising service disruption. If you need assistance at any step, please contact our support team.
