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Now that you've got all your content ready, your website address purchased, and your email set up, it's time to launch your new site. You are now ready for the world to see your site!

There are only a couple of steps that you need to do to make your site live. Unfortunately, though, every hosting service is different, so it's hard for us to explain the process step by step. Below are the general instructions for what you'll need to do, but you'll need to figure out exactly how to apply these instructions to the specific company where you purchased your web address (your domain).


First things first:

The first step is to find your new site's "IP Address". It's located in your Greenhouse Dashboard under Settings > Search Engine Settings. You'll see it on the right side under "Your I.P. Address". Copy this number and save it for the next steps.


Option 1: Call the company where you purchased your web address.

If you got your domain from a reputable company, they should have pretty decent phone support. This is probably the easiest and most straightforward option (especially if you don't work in an IT department).

Here's what you'll need to tell them: "I am hosting my site with another company, and I need to change my 'A Record' to point to a different IP Address (give them the IP Address for your site that you found in the step above)." Also, tell them that you don't want to change any other records besides your "A Record". (No MX Records, no CNAMES, nothing).

If they can do that, great! You're done. Your web address should start pointing to your site within an hour or two. Once you see it, go spread the word that you're a web guru.


Option 2: Use a web interface to change your settings.

Note: We have specific walkthroughs for Go Daddy, Network Solutions, Register, and 1and1. If you purchased your domain through any of these companies, click below for step-by-step instructions:

Make Your Site Live With Go Daddy
Make Your Site Live With Network Solutions
Make Your Site Live With Register.com
Make Your Site Live With 1and1

If you have any other company, follow our general walkthrough for the steps you should follow. Unfortunately most companies' control panel sites are a bit cryptic, so you might want to grab a techie friend to help you (or of course, feel free to call us).