In order to launch your Spectora website, we need to access the account where you bought your domain - called your domain registrar. Many domain registrars have special protocols on safely granting us access to your domain. Below, you'll find instructions for some of our most commonly used domain registrars.
Hosting Vs. Domains
Your website hosting and your domain are two interconnected, but different aspects of your website.
Domain: Your domain name is the address you type into the address bar (e.g. www.spectora.com). This is what people use to access your website, and every website has a unique address.
Hosting: Your hosting refers to the files and data that we store to allow your customers to navigate your site. Without hosting, a domain name is just an empty page, but hosting allows us to fill your domain with the contents of your website (images, layout, etc).
In other words, while your domain is like a street address, your hosting is what fills up the empty lot with a house, furniture, and packages from the post office. In order for a website to be live on the Internet, it requires both a domain and hosting.
Domain Delegation Instructions
If you do not see your registrar in the list below, let your designer know and they'll be able to help out!
GoDaddy
To delegate access to your GoDaddy domain, please give websites@spectora.com access to your Products and Domains (See Guide). Make sure to let your designer know what name and email your GoDaddy is listed under!
Keep in mind that this will send a request for us to approve. This request expires after 48 hours, so if you delegate access to us over a weekend, we might not be able to accept it in time.
Google Domains
In order to grant us access to your Google domain, you'll need to Share Management to domains@spectora.com (See Guide)
Inspector's Edge
Unfortunately, Inspector's Edge doesn't allow their customers to host with another company. This means you will have to transfer their domain to another registrar if you want to host your Spectora website. You can do so with the following instructions:
Contact Inspector's Edge and ask them to unlock your domain and provide you with the authorization code.
Transfer your domain to a new registrar. Here are a few popular ones (click for guides):
A domain transfer isn't usually very expensive and will take a couple of days to complete once you start it. After you transfer, be sure to delegate access to your domain with one of the other guides!
Namecheap
Here is a guide for you to delegate access to your domain through Namecheap. Please use the following email: domains@spectora.com
Network Solutions
Log into your account, and from your home page, navigate to Domain Names > Organize > Add account user. Use the following settings and hit 'invite':
Name: Spectora
Email: domains@spectora.com
Role: Tech
Squarespace
Use this guide with the following settings:
Contributor Name: Spectora Websites
Contributor Email: websites@spectora.com
Switch the administrator toggle ON.
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