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# How to Connect Your IONOS Domain to My Place

# How to Connect Your IONOS Domain to My Place

Follow these easy steps to connect your domain name to your website. 
Don't have a domain yet? Click here to find out [**How to Buy a Domain Name on IONOS**](https://help.my-place.io/en/article/buying-a-domain-1wbkj7c/)

### **What is a domain name?**

A domain name is your website’s address - what people type to find you online.

It’s like your venue’s sign on the internet.

| For example: www.the-barge-hertford.co.uk

### 1. Upgrade to Pro & Add Card Details

* Log in to your My Place account.
* Click the green **“Ready to go live? Upgrade to Pro”** button at the top of the screen.
* You’ll be prompted to add your business card information.

**This step is required before a custom domain can be connected.**

### 2. Log in to IONOS
* Make sure you are logged in to your **IONOS** account.
* Click this link to visit your domains page here: [**https://my.ionos.co.uk/domains**](https://my.ionos.co.uk/domains)
* Locate your domain in the list.

### 3. Locate your Domain Settings
* You'll see your domain in the list. 
* Please click the triple dot icon then click "DNS" as shown in the image:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/2/0/6/7/2067698cdadf0000/image_16avl91.png)
### 4. Add Domain Records
* Click **Add record**.
* You’ll need to add **two records**, one at a time, using the details below.
* When prompted, you can **ignore the TTL field** and save the record.

| Type | Host Name | Points To |
| ---- |
| A | @ | 76.76.21.21 |
| CNAME | www | [cname.vercel-dns.com](https://cname.vercel-dns.com/) |

### 5. Wait for the Connection to Complete
* Your website will begin appearing on your domain after a short period of time.
* Full propagation can take a little while, but everything will now be correctly connected to the **My Place** app.

### 6. Final step (optional but recommended)
Once you’ve completed the steps above, let us know and we’ll **manually refresh your site** to help it appear online a bit quicker 🚀