===== FreeDNS and DNS =====

==== 1984's Nameservers ====

If you need to direct a domain from another provider to 1984's nameservers you use these:\\
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ns0.1984.is\\
ns1.1984.is\\
ns2.1984.is\\
ns1.1984hosting.com\\
ns2.1984hosting.com\\
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If you can not add all the nameservers try adding at least one 1984.is nameserver and one 1984hosting.com nameserver \\
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==== Add your domain to a DNS Zone ====

To put a domain into a DNS Zone you do as follows:\\

 → Log in to your user at [[https://1984.hosting/accounts/login/|1984.hosting]].\\
 → Click **FreeDNS** and choose **DNS - Add zone**.\\
 → Where is says **Domain**, fill in the domain name (without www) .\\
 → Where is says **IP address** you usually do not need to fill in anything.\\
 → Click **Create zone**.\\
To view your DNS Zone:\\
 → Click **FreeDNS** again and choose **DNS - Manage domains **. \\
 → Click your domain name.\\
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===== Change the nameservers =====
Only 1984 staff can change the nameservers of **.is** domains.\\
To change the nameservers of other domains bought from 1984 you do following:\\

Log in to your user at [[https://1984.hosting/accounts/login/|1984.hosting]].\\
 → Click **FreeDNS** and choose **DNS - Manage Domains**.\\
 → Click the gearwheel to the far right of the domain name you need to work on.\\
 → Fill in the nameservers you need and click **Save Changes**.\\
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==== Connect a .is domain to 1984's nameservers at isnic.is ====
→ Log onto the ISNIC web interface at[[ https://www.isnic.is/contact/login.php|isnic.is]] using the NIC you got from ISNIC.\\
→ Select your domain and click **Redelegate**.\\
→ In the drop down list select **1984 ehf**. The name servers of 1984 will automatically appear in three of the fields below.\\
→ Click **Submit**.\\
→ The 1984 name servers will now be tested for correctness of the setup and if everything is ok, the domain will enter the processing queue. The domain should then become active in the next couple of hours.
===== Connect a domain with google mail =====

Log in to your user at [[https://1984.hosting/accounts/login/|1984.hosting]]\\

 → Click **FreeDNS** and choose **DNS - Manage Domains**\\
 → Click the domain you want to work with \\
 → Click **Scooby-Doo features** \\
 → Choose **Use google MX entries** \\
 → Click **Go**\\

 → Note that this change might take up to 15 minutes to work.
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===== Connect a domain with Office 365 =====


Log in to your user at [[https://1984.hosting/accounts/login/|1984.hosting]]\\

 → Click **FreeDNS** and choose **DNS - Manage Domains**\\
 → Click the domain you want to work with \\
 → Click **Scooby-Doo features** \\
 → Choose **Office 365 entries** \\
 → Click **Go**\\

 → Note that this change might take up to 15 minutes to work.

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===== Connect a domain with WIX =====


Log in to your user at [[https://1984.hosting/accounts/login/|1984.hosting]]\\

 → Click **FreeDNS** and choose **DNS - Manage Domains**\\
 → Click the domain you want to work with \\
 → Click **Scooby-Doo features** \\
 → Choose **Wix entries**
 → Click **Go**\\

 → Note that this change might take up to 24 hours to fully work.

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===== URL Redirect in DNS =====


Log in to your user at [[https://1984.hosting/accounts/login/|1984.hosting]]\\

 → Click **FreeDNS** and choose **DNS - Manage Domains**.\\
 → Click the domain you want to work with. \\
 → Now delete the **A**-record **@** and the **CNAME**-record **www**. \\
 → Then you click the link **New URL redirect** on bottom left of the page.\\
 → Write **@** host **host** and the URL path goes into **URL Redirect**\\ 
 → Click **Add URL Redirect**.\\
 → Then you click the **New URL redirect** link again.\\
 → Now fill in **www** in **host** again the URL path goes into **URL Redirect**\\
 → Click **Add URL Redirect**\\
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If you have a hosting account I reccomend using the redirect function there instead because DNS redirect can work badly with https \\
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