GoDaddy is the world’s largest domain name registrar. If you have purchased your domain name from GoDaddy, you’ve taken the right decision. But when it comes to hosting the domain name, GoDaddy is not the best solution.

It’s better to go with a company which is famous for web hosting. HostGator is one of the most popular web hosting providers which has been in the hosting industry since 2002.

Yes, you can buy a domain name from GoDaddy and host it on HostGator. Here I’ll show you how to connect GoDaddy domain to HostGator hosting in just 3 steps.

Step 1: Find The HostGator Nameservers

Nameservers are the things that will point your domain name to the actual location of your website. As you are going to host your site on HostGator, you need to point your nameservers to the HostGator server.

I assume that you’ve already bought HostGator hosting. And if you haven’t, no worries.

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Now login to HostGator Portal. Once you’re logged in, click on ‘Launch cPanel’ button.

It will redirect you to the HostGator Control Panel page. Just scroll a bit and you’ll get the nameservers in the right-hand side.

Just keep this tab opened and move to the next step.

Step 2: Enter HostGator Nameservers On GoDaddy

Now login to your GoDaddy account. After logging to your account, you’ll be automatically redirected to the ‘Products’ page. 

If you are not redirected, just click on your name from the higher right side corner and click on ‘My Products’. 

Then scroll a bit. And you’ll find the ‘Domains’ section under ‘All Products & Services’. Simply click on the ‘Manage’ button beside the domain name that you want to connect with HostGator. 

It will redirect you to the ‘Domain Manager’ page. Just scroll a bit and you’ll find “Managed DNS” under ‘Additional Settings’. 

Then you’ll be redirected to ‘DNS Management’ page. Just scroll a bit and you’ll find the ‘Nameservers’ section. 

Simply click on ‘Change’.

Then click on “Enter my own nameservers (advanced)”.

Then enter HostGator nameservers there and click on ‘Save’.

That’s it. Your GoDaddy domain is connected with HostGator hosting. Now it’s time add the domain name to HostGator.

Step 3: Add Domain Name To HostGator

If you’ve entered the domain name while signing up for HostGator, you don’t need to add the domain name again. It has already been added.

If not, read on.

Now go back to your HostGator cPanel and click on ‘Addon Domains’ under Domains.

On the next page, you’ll have to enter following information.

• New Domain Name – Enter the domain that you want to add to your host. (Without HTTP)
• Subdomain – This will be created automatically once you’ve entered the domain name.
• Document Root – This will also be created automatically.

Simply click on ‘Add Domain’.

On the next page, you’ll get the message that your domain has been added.

That’s it. You are done. It may take some time to implement the changes. (Not more than 24 hours)

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Conclusion

I hope this post helped you to point your Domain name from Godaddy to HostGator. If you face any difficulty, feel free to ask us via comment.