{"id":9004,"date":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/?post_type=kb_article&amp;p=9004"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:00:00","slug":"how-to-add-custom-nameservers","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-add-custom-nameservers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Custom Nameservers for Your Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Custom (child) nameservers let you use your own domain \u2014 like <code>ns1.yourdomain.com<\/code> \u2014 instead of your host&#8217;s default nameservers. This is required for reseller hosting and recommended for white-label setups.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Create Child Nameservers<\/h2>\n<p>Log in to your domain registrar&#8217;s control panel and create two child nameserver (glue) records, pointing each to your server&#8217;s IP address:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>ns1.yourdomain.com<\/code> &rarr; your primary server IP<\/li>\n<li><code>ns2.yourdomain.com<\/code> &rarr; your secondary server IP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Step 2: Point Your Domain<\/h2>\n<p>Once the child nameservers are created, update your domain&#8217;s nameserver settings to use <code>ns1.yourdomain.com<\/code> and <code>ns2.yourdomain.com<\/code> instead of the registrar&#8217;s defaults.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3: Wait for Propagation<\/h2>\n<p>DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes up to 24-48 hours to propagate fully across the internet. Avoid making further DNS changes during this window.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"hrb-faq\"><br \/>\n<details class=\"hrb-faq-item\"><summary>Do I need custom nameservers for a normal website?<\/summary><div class=\"hrb-faq-answer\">No \u2014 custom nameservers are mainly needed for reseller hosting or white-label branding. A normal website can just use your host's default nameservers.<\/div><\/details><br \/>\n<details class=\"hrb-faq-item\"><summary>How do I check if propagation is complete?<\/summary><div class=\"hrb-faq-answer\">Use a tool like whatsmydns.net to check your nameserver records from multiple locations worldwide.<\/div><\/details><br \/>\n<\/div><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Do I need custom nameservers for a normal website?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No \\u2014 custom nameservers are mainly needed for reseller hosting or white-label branding. A normal website can just use your host's default nameservers.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How do I check if propagation is complete?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Use a tool like whatsmydns.net to check your nameserver records from multiple locations worldwide.\"}}]}<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Custom (child) nameservers let you use your own domain \u2014 like ns1.yourdomain.com \u2014 instead of your host&#8217;s default nameservers. This is required for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kb_category":[9],"class_list":["post-9004","kb_article","type-kb_article","status-publish","hentry","kb_category-domains-dns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/9004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_article\/9004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostrainbow.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb_category?post=9004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}