Managing Your Domains

Managing Your Domains at NG Domain

Once you've registered or transferred a domain, you manage it from your NG Domain dashboard. Here are the most common tasks.

1. Signing In to Your Dashboard:

   • Go to dash.ngdomain.ng and enter your email address.
   • We'll email you a 6-digit code. Enter it to continue. There's no password to remember.
   • You'll see every domain on your account, with its status and expiry date.

2. Keeping Contact Details Up to Date:

   • Every domain has a registrant: the person or business that owns it.
   • Keep the registrant's name, email, phone number and address current. Registries require accurate details, and renewal reminders and transfer approvals are sent to them.

3. Changing Nameservers:

   • Nameservers decide which provider answers for your domain's DNS.
   • To use a hosting provider or a DNS service such as Cloudflare, paste the nameservers they gave you into your dashboard. We check them before saving.
   • Our guide on setting up Cloudflare nameservers walks through an example.

4. Managing DNS Records:

   • While your domain uses our nameservers, you can manage its DNS records yourself:
     • A and AAAA records: point your domain or a subdomain to a server's IP address.
     • CNAME records: make one name an alias of another, such as www.yourdomain.ng for yourdomain.ng.
     • MX records: choose which email provider receives your mail. Presets cover the usual providers.
     • TXT records: prove you own the domain and set up email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).
   • Our DNS records guide explains each type in plain English.

5. Locking Your Domain:

   • A registrar lock stops your domain from being transferred away without your say-so. Keep it on, and only unlock the domain when you mean to transfer it.

6. Renewing:

   • We email you before each renewal is due. Renew from your dashboard to keep the domain active, or switch on auto-renew in the domain's Settings tab. See Renewing Your Domain.

7. Privacy and DNSSEC:

   • WHOIS privacy is included free and keeps your personal details out of public lookups. Switch it on or off in the domain's Settings tab.
   • DNSSEC signs your DNS records so visitors can't be sent to a forged copy of your site. It's available as a yearly add-on.

8. Transferring a Domain Away:

   • Unlock the domain and request its authorisation (EPP) code from your account, then give the code to your new registrar.

If you need a hand with any of these, contact support.