NameCheap: Adding or Registering New NameServers
- Logon to domain registrar (NameCheap).
- Go to <Domain List> | <Manage> on applicable domain.
- Click on tab “Advanced DNS”.
- Scroll down to section “Personal DNS Server”.
- Operational Note: You’ll now see if the VPS custom/personal nameservers are registered yet so they can be assigned to the domain account on Namecheap.
- In “Find Nameservers”, select option “Custom Nameservers”
- Populate host with part of nameserver name (e.g., ns1 or ns2) & tap <SEARCH>.
- If correct nameservers are listed, they are registered nameservers, available to be assigned to this domain.
- Note: the videos are confusing when they refer to ns1 & ns2 private nameservers as falling under “Standard Nameservers” to be registered there. A support email confirmed that, if I want my custom nameservers to be used on my VPS, I need to create them under “Custom Nameservers”, which only requests (host) names of my nameservers. No IP is set here.
- If the needed nameservers don’t appear here, proceed to their section named “Register Nameserver (Add Nameserver)”.
Popular NameCheap DNS Topics
- NameCheap: How to Change DNS for a Domain
- NameCheap: How to Connect a Domain to a Server or Hosting (see section 2)
- NameCheap: “How do I register personal nameservers for my domain?”
- and its Video: “Register Personal Nameservers”
Next Steps
Depending on what brought you here, you can easily return to that exact area on the page. Just, click any of these specific areas or checklist sections you recognize that led you here.
- Complete Setup Guide: Return to section “Assign/Reassign NameServers” and continue after checklist of Assign NameServers at Domain’s Registrar.
Or, see this important checklist of Actions After Changing Nameservers.