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To point your website to a remote server from the DNS Zone, follow these steps:

  1. In the control panel, go to Zone Editor, inside the Domains box.
  1. Then, press the Manage button on the domain you want to modify.
  1. You will enter the DNS Zone editor. On this screen you’ll see many items you should be familiar with:
    1. In the Name column you’ll see your domain and all subdomains created in your account. Each domain or subdomain, depending on its Record, will point to one server or another.
    2. The TTL column will show the time (in seconds) it will take for the record change to process.
    3. The Type column is very important. It defines the Record Type assigned to the domain. Each record (A, CNAME, MX, etc.) allows a specific type of data (IP, domain, string, etc.).
    4. The Record column defines where the domain or subdomain will point, using the defined record type. This is where you’ll configure the destination server.
    5. The Edit button will allow you to edit the record. When you modify it it will change to the Save Record button.
    6. The Delete button will remove the record from the DNS Zone.
    7. At the top right you’ll see a dropdown menu. This menu will allow you to add a new Record to the DNS Zone.
  1. To point your website to a remote server, you will need to modify the domain’s A record by changing our IP to the remote server’s IP. Then save the change.

By changing the IP number of your domain’s A record, you will point it to another server. You can do the same with any subdomain in the DNS Zone or a new subdomain.

There is another type of record that is also commonly used to point a website to a remote server. The CNAME record allows you to point a domain using a domain name instead of an IP address. This method is commonly used in services like Tienda Nube.

The procedure is the same but you’ll need to change the domain from step 3 to the remote server’s domain. Normally the WWW subdomain is pointed this way.

That’s all. By modifying the A record (IP) or the CNAME record (domain) you can point your domain or subdomain to different servers or external services.