Only switching the nameservers or DNS

Sometimes you don't move the domain name itself, or not yet. For example, because you're keeping the domain with your old provider, or because your contract there is still running. Your website and email can still run at WebOké. In that case, you switch the nameservers or the DNS records.

First: prepare your DNS records at WebOké

Your package automatically gets the standard records for your website and email. Did you have extra records at your old provider, for example for Microsoft 365, a newsletter service or a Google verification? Add those first in My WebOké, on the DNS tab of My Domains. You can do this as soon as the domain is in your package.

Tip: take a screenshot or make a list of all DNS records at your old provider before you change anything. That way, you can always check what was there.

Option 1: switch the nameservers (recommended)

1. Log in to the provider where your domain is registered. Chapters 5 and 6 explain where to find the nameservers for each provider.
2. Replace the nameservers with those of WebOké: ns1.webawere.nl and ns2.webawere.nl.
3. Save the change.

From then on, the DNS records in My WebOké apply. A nameserver change is usually visible everywhere within a few hours. Allow up to 24 hours.

Please note: is DNSSEC switched on at your old provider? Switch it off first and wait a day before you change the nameservers. Otherwise your domain may be unreachable for part of the internet. See DNSSEC and moving: switch it off first, or take the key with you.

Option 2: only change the records

Do you want to keep the DNS with your old provider, or do you use an external party such as Cloudflare? Then change the records there:

• Point the A record of your domain and of www to the IP address of your package. You'll find it in your welcome email.
• Is there an AAAA record (IPv6) pointing to your old server? Change it or delete it.
• The MX Records for your email, and the records for SPF and DKIM. You can see which ones you need in My WebOké on the Set up email card, see The Set up email card (MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC).

With this option, you have to keep an eye on both sides with every change. That's why we recommend option 1. Read more about external nameservers in Using your own or external nameservers (such as Cloudflare) for your domain.

Checking

With Domain health at www.weboke.nl/en/domein-gezondheid, you can see where your domain points to and how your mail records are set up. When you're logged in, you'll find the same check on the Domain / Email health card of your domain. Not seeing the change yet? Read How long does a nameserver or DNS change take, and what if you can't see it?.