Set up a DNS proxy

To get started, you’ll need to find your selected proxy’s nameservers. You should be able to find these by consulting your selected proxy’s setup documentation.

Once you have your proxy’s nameservers, head on over to your domain registrar. Find the portion of your domain registrar’s dashboard where you can set the nameservers your selected domain uses. Most domain registrars give options to use their own default nameservers or custom nameservers. If this is the case for you, you’ll want to use customer nameservers, entering the nameservers you were given by your DNS proxy. Note: changing a domain’s nameservers can take 24-48 hours to fully propagate.

Now that your domain is using your DNS proxy’s nameservers, you can manage your DNS settings in your proxy’s dashboard.

To set your DNS to point to Flywheel, we recommend the following settings for domains where both the root domain (example.com) and the www version of that domain are going to point at the same site on Flywheel.

You can alternatively create the www.example.com domain as an A record pointed at your Flywheel site IP address, if you’d prefer.

If you have questions about setting up your DNS proxy, Flywheel support is more than happy to help. Our experts will do their best walk you through it. Just grab some screenshots of your current setup and shoot us a message.