Domains and DNS
A CNAME says this host is slug.bizzit.io. An A record says this host is an IP. We will not publish a random IP in a blog if the product uses a CNAME.
Old shared-hosting tutorials start with A records. Our story is hostname to hostname. Pasting a guessed IP is how you hijack yourself onto a dead box. Someone whose registrar UI made A the default dropdown. If the connect screen says CNAME, pick CNAME. The blog does not override the screen.
For a Bizzit custom domain on Pro at $12 a month, use a CNAME from your web hostname to slug.bizzit.io unless the live connect flow shows a specific A target. Do not invent an IP. Do not point A at a parking address. Free is you.bizzit.io. Leave MX for mail.
Who this is for
Someone whose registrar UI made A the default dropdown. If that is not you, a different Bizzit guide will fit better, do not force this URL.
The actual answer
Old shared-hosting tutorials start with A records. Our story is hostname to hostname. Pasting a guessed IP is how you hijack yourself onto a dead box. If the connect screen says CNAME, pick CNAME. The blog does not override the screen. The short version is still the one in the box at the top of this page. The rest of the article exists so you do not have to guess the limits.
Do this in order
Open the connect UI. Copy the record type it shows. Wait TTL. Test https.
- Read the live connect instructions
- Create CNAME www to slug.bizzit.io if that is what it says
- Do not add a guessed A record
- Remove leftover A records that still serve a parked page
- Test on a phone
What not to do
Do not keep A and CNAME on the same hostname. Do not point at a competitor's IP. Do not mix mail into the A row. That is the usual way a useful page turns into a doorway, a fake comparison, or a brief Cipher cannot honor.
How this shows up on Bizzit
HTTPS issues after a wrong A are still a DNS problem, not a Cipher problem.
Limits
Do not keep A and CNAME on the same hostname. Do not point at a competitor's IP. Do not mix mail into the A row.
Limits and caveats
Do not keep A and CNAME on the same hostname. Do not point at a competitor's IP. Do not mix mail into the A row.
If a sentence would require a competitor SKU we have not verified, or a statistic we did not measure, it does not belong here.
What to do after you read this
If this page answered the query, open Create with the nouns from your own business, not a slogan. If it did not, you are probably in the wrong cluster: go back to the blog hub or Domains and DNS. Do not spin a second URL for a synonym. One intent per page is the whole point of this library.
Tools that actually do this job
These are public pages. Use them when the job is this job. They are not a second product you have to buy.
Questions people actually ask
Why did my host forbid CNAME on @?
Apex CNAME is often illegal in DNS. Use www, or their ALIAS, or whatever our live flow supports. We do not invent flattening.
AAAA IPv6?
Empty cell unless the connect UI lists it. Do not invent an AAAA.
TTL on A vs CNAME?
Both have TTL. Lower before a move if you can.
Free plan A record?
Free does not use your domain. The slug is already hosted.