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Pointing your domain at the new site
What an A record and a CNAME are, in the two sentences you actually need.
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Two DNS records handle almost every case, and you only need to touch whichever registrar currently manages your domain — not anything on our side.
The two records you actually need
An A record points a domain directly at a server's numeric IP address — used for the root
domain, e.g. awgcor.com. A CNAME record points a subdomain at another hostname
instead of an IP — used for something like www.awgcor.com. Your project handover email
includes the exact values to enter for both, specific to your hosting setup.
How long it takes
DNS changes are not instant — most propagate within an hour, but can take up to 24–48 hours depending on your registrar and how long the previous record was cached. This is normal and not a sign anything is wrong; if it is still not resolving after 48 hours, that is when to get in touch.
If you are not sure who your registrar is
Check where you originally bought the domain (GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Domains and similar are the common ones) — that is where these records live, not in anything AWGCOR controls directly.
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