Username: yourfirstdomainusername (your username that A2 assigned to you via email just after you first opened your account)īe sure to click 'Remember in my keychain.'įolder: /home/yourfirstdomainusername/public_html if this is your first site or /home/yourfirstdomainusername/public_html/ if it's not. Server:, which is the same as if this is your first site, or if this is an Addon Domain In Sandvox, click Setup Host in the toolbar and set your site to publish as follows:

Here's more on the benefits of Facebook Comments and how to use them. I have them almost everywhere, because I want to give people every chance to discuss our sites. Turn on comments on all the pages you want them on. Select Facebook for the Comments Provider, enter the App ID, set the number of posts to 50, and click Done. In the Page>Appearance Inspector, Click the Setup button beside Comments. Under Privacy Policy URL, enter the URL of your privacy policy page on your website. Under Description, enter 'This app provides Facebook connectivity to the Mouzon Design website.' Under Settings in the upper left corner, click Advanced. Under 'Select how your app integrates with Facebook, click Website and enter. Click the larger graphic and upload your logo. Click Edit Icon and upload your favicon.į. I use the same name as the name of the website… in this case, Mouzon Design.Ĭ. It'll bring up a New App window where you have to name the app. This should show all of your existing apps. Down the page, there's an icon that says Addon Domains. If you already have one site with them, you'll need to create the second site as an Addon Domain. Log into A2 Hosting's Control Panel and click Home icon. They'll send you an email with all of your site settings. If you don't already have an account with A2 Hosting, sign up now. You can leave everything else at the default settings. If you have a dedicated IP address, use it here.

Delete them all, then create two records set as follows: But if you're hosting elsewhere, you won't be needing those records. Host: Points To: Ī Record: MyDomain creates a lot of A records on the assumption that you'll be hosting your site with them. NS Record: there should be two of them and they should already be set as follows: New Media for Designers + Builders is written for those of us who aren't IT pros, as you'll recall.ĬNAME (Alias): you'll need to create two records set as follows: But if it's complex enough to need different settings, you'd probably need an IT person to set it up for you. One caveat on the MX Record: if you plan to set up a complex email system, the priority might should be set to another setting. MX Record: there should be one record set as follows: The DNS window has a pull-down menu where you should check the following settings: It'll open the control panel where you'll see Overview, Pointers, Transfer, etc. Go to DomainCentral and click on your new domain… lets call it '' for the purposes of this discussion. Once you've registered the domain, you'll need to change some settings. MyDomain will let you know if it's available. Click into the 'enter a domain' box and type the one you'd like to register.

But back to the task at hand… here are the details of how I have it set up: But A2 Hosting has a special deal for Sandvox users, so I get more for my money there. And MyDomain is the 'original discount domain registrar,' in their words, so that saves a lot of money. Wouldn't it be simpler to register and host with the same company? It would, but in any given year, I have 50-100 domains registered because whenever I think of a domain I might need, I register it just in case. I use Sandvox to build my sites and A2 Hosting to host them, and I register them on MyDomain. This won't work for everyone, but there's likely to be useful information in this post regardless of which software you use to publish your website, or which hosting company you use.

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