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Add DNS records at Namecheap

These are the steps for Namecheap. For what the records do and how to check the setup afterwards, see Subdomain setup.

Datahash tells you which record type to use and gives you the values. Follow the matching section below and enter the values you were given.

Both record types start the same way in Namecheap, so these screenshots cover either one.

Getting to the DNS records panel5 screenshots

  1. The Namecheap dashboard after you sign in.
  2. The dashboard with Domain List in the left sidebar.
  3. The Domain List, with the Manage button on the domain row.
  4. The domain details page on the Domain tab, with the Advanced DNS tab beside it.
  5. The Advanced DNS tab, with Add New Record below the Host Records table.

Adding NS records

Section titled “Adding NS records”

  1. Sign in to Namecheap and open Domain List.

  2. Click Manage next to the domain.

  3. Open the Advanced DNS tab.

  4. Click Add new record.

  5. Choose NS as the type, enter the record and one nameserver value from the Datahash setup window, and save using the tick.

You will have been given four nameserver values. Repeat the last two steps until all four records exist. A delegation with one of the four missing looks complete on the Advanced DNS tab and does not resolve.

NS record walkthrough1 screenshot

  1. The new record row set to NS Record, with the subdomain label in Host, the nameserver in Value, and the tick that saves the row.

Adding a CNAME record

Section titled “Adding a CNAME record”

  1. Sign in to Namecheap, open Domain List and click Manage next to the domain.

  2. Open the Advanced DNS tab and click Add new record.

  3. Choose CNAME as the type and paste the value Datahash gave you.

  4. Save using the tick.

CNAME record walkthrough2 screenshots

  1. The record type list open on the new row, with CNAME Record highlighted in the list.
  2. The Host Records table with the saved CNAME record listed under the NS records.

Worth knowing

Section titled “Worth knowing”
  • Put only the subdomain label in the host field, not the full domain. Namecheap adds the domain for you, so entering the whole thing produces a doubled name that saves cleanly and never resolves.
  • The default TTL is 30 minutes, which means a change can be served from cache for up to half an hour after you save it.