How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

As a web hosting provider, Bluehost offers shared hosting services with special features and discounts such as unlimited disk storage, free domain names, FTP access among others. With Bluehost, you can easily transfer domain names from another hosting service. The process of moving a web page from GoDaddy to Bluehost is not as technical, but beginners can face a hard time. To transfer a site from one hosting service to another is accomplished by moving the domain name and the site files. In most cases, this happens when you use content management systems such as WordPress and Joomla.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting
How to setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost hosting

Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost

The process of setting up domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost is very simple. With little guidance, an individual should be able to do it by themselves. All there is to do is to update the Name server of the domain on GoDaddy to point to Bluehost. After doing this, you can later use Bluehost add-ons to add these domains under your Bluehost account. At the end of the day, your website should remain on GoDaddy but you can still install Web pages using Bluehost hosting. This piece will highlight the process in detail.

A) Access your GoDaddy domain names

To start off the process, you need to purchase a domain name from a domain name provider, in this case GoDaddy. To access your domain names, you need to go to your domain’s manager by accessing ”All Products”.

How to setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost hosting

B) Access Domain Manager

GoDaddy seams to have hidden this option especially with their new design. To access it, click ”All Products”, ”Domain”, then under ”Management” you can access ”Domain Management”.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

C) Click on the domain you intend to point to Bluehost

There are a number of benefits associated with pointing a domain to Bluehost. With Bluehost, you can easily set up multiple WordPress blogs and websites without incurring any additional fees. This is how you can click on the domain you want to set up in Bluehost.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

D) Click on Set Nameservers

By clicking of the domain you are likely to work with, you are provided with two options to help you change the Nameservers. Both the options should successfully help you with changing Nameservers. Click either.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

E) By default the Nameservers should point to GoDaddy’s web hosting

The fact that we are using Bluehost as the host, you need to replace these Nameservers:

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

F) Bluehost Nameservers

You need to add Bluehost’s Nameservers by simply replacing the Nameservers:

Nameserver 1: NS1.BLUEHOST.COM

Nameserver 2: NS2.BLUEHOST.COM

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

G) Confirmation of Changes

Immediately you click ”OK”, you should instantaneously get a confirmation alert of the changes. However, it might take you a while, maybe even hours, before the internet recognizes your new Nameservers.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

H) Access your Bluehost Control Panel

Web owners who are using Bluehost as the host need to log into their Control Panel to access their set up account.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

I) Find Domain Manager

In order to properly set up your account, you need to find the ”Domain Manager” in your cPanel.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

J) Assign a domain to your cPanel account

As the final step required when setting up a domain from GoDaddy to Bluehost, you need to click on ”Assign a domain to your cPanel account”.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

K) Input your domain name

Enter your domain name and wait for verification by the system. ensure that it is properly pointing to Bluehost.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

L) Confirm domain assignment

After inputting your domain name, you need to click on ”Add Domain”. This should create a confirmation message under ”Summary” upon completion.

How to Setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost Hosting

Conclusion

As you can see, it is a fairly straight-forward process to setup Domains from GoDaddy to Bluehost hosting.  If you encounter any issues during your setup, please be sure to let me know in the comments below.

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Ryan Jacob has 9 years of rich experience in Integrated Marketing Communications and Server Management. He has lead teams of professionals in his career and built online and offline reputation of organizations.

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