- Log in to the account that you have with your third-party domain provider.
- Find your DNS settings, domain management area, DNS configuration, or similar.
- Edit your A record to point to Shopify’s IP address
23.227.38.65
.The domain settings panel might feature drop-downs or editable fields, or you might have to check boxes or edit a table. You need to complete the following steps:
- In the Type or Record Type field, enter or choose the @ symbol, or A record.
- In the Points to field, enter Shopify’s IP address
23.227.38.65
as the destination for the A record.
- Save the A Record by clicking Save, Save Zone File, Add Record, or similar.
- Change your
www
CNAME record to point toshops.myshopify.com
.- Enter or choose the
www
prefix. Often, you need to provide just thewww
prefix without the dot, but some domain providers need the whole subdomainwww.
. Use the existing entries as a guide, or follow your provider’s instructions. - Enter
shops.myshopify.com
as the destination for the CNAME record. CNAME records must always point to a domain name, never to an IP address.
- Enter or choose the
- Save the CNAME Record by clicking Save, Save Zone File, Add record, or similar.
Now you need to verify your connection in Shopify.