How to Set up Custom Nameservers for Reseller Hosting
If you have a Reseller account with us, you can register your own nameservers (ns1.yourdomain.ng and ns2.yourdomain.ng) to provide your clients with.
Firstly, you need to obtain IP addresses to point your personal nameservers to. You can check them in an email sent to you the day you purchased the reseller hosting package with the subject “Reseller Account Welcome Information” or contact us via Ticket for our Hosting team to double-check them and provide the necessary assistance for you.
Once you have your IPs at hand, you can go ahead and register the nameservers on the side of your domain registrar.
If your domain is registered with us, follow the guidelines here to learn how to register domain nameservers. If your domain is registered with another company, contact them for nameserver setup assistance.
Lastly, when the nameservers are registered, you need to set them up on the server:
1. Log into your main cPanel and Navigate to the Domains section and click on the Zone Editor menu:
2. Click +A Record next to your domain:
3. Create two A records for the two nameservers
4. Now you need to log into WHM and set the nameservers in the WebHost Manager Setup menu in order for them to be automatically applied to all new cPanel accounts you create:
Finally, allow 24-72 hours to pass for the nameservers to propagate worldwide, and feel free to use your new personal nameservers.