How to change .LY domain nameservers (DNS)
Sign in, open the name in My Domains, choose DNS Server Settings, enter the name servers and save. Use reg.ly DNS (ns1.get.ly and ns2.get.ly) or up to 5 name servers of your own, and the change spreads across the internet within 2 hours.
Change them in your account
- Sign in to your reg.ly account.
- Under Domains, choose My Domains.
- Choose the domain you want to work with.
- Choose DNS Server Settings, or pick it from the Manage Domain menu.
- Enter the name servers: reg.ly DNS, or your own (below).
- Choose Save.
Which name servers to enter
- reg.ly DNS: ns1.get.ly and ns2.get.ly. Then manage the name's DNS records, for your website and your email, from your reg.ly account.
- Your own: up to 5 name servers, the host names your DNS provider gives you (for example ns1.example.com). If you run your own DNS, we recommend Cloudflare.
How long the change takes
The new name servers spread across the internet within 2 hours. To see which name servers the registry holds for a name right now, look it up in the .LY WHOIS.
Before you transfer a name to reg.ly
If the name uses your current registrar's default name servers, change them before the transfer to avoid downtime: to reg.ly DNS (ns1.get.ly and ns2.get.ly) or your own. Your name servers move with the domain. The rest of the move is on the .LY transfer page.
If the change doesn't take
Open a ticket and our support answers, 24/7. Every other answer is in the list below.
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