How do I forward my domain name to another URL?

To forward your domain name to another URL, you need to create both an A Record and a URL Forward record from your DNS Manager.

Before You Start

Please make sure your domain name is using Libyan Spider name servers:

ns1.ns.ly
ns3.ns.ly
ns5.ns.ly

If your domain is using different name servers, the DNS records must be managed from the DNS provider currently hosting your DNS zone.

Steps to Configure Domain Forwarding

1. Sign in to your account:

https://my.register.ly

2. From the side menu, choose: Domains > My Domains

3. Click Manage next to the domain name you wish to forward.
4. From the middle menu, choose: Name Servers

Make sure your domain is pointed to our name servers:

ns1.ns.ly
ns3.ns.ly
ns5.ns.ly

6. From the middle menu, choose:

Management Tools > Manage DNS

Step 1: Add the A Record

You need to add an A Record for the root domain name or the subdomain you want to forward.

For the root domain

Example:

yourdomain.ly

Add the following A Record:

Type	Name / Host	Value / Points To
A	@	65.21.242.11

For a subdomain

Example:

www.yourdomain.ly

Add the following A Record:

Type	Name / Host	Value / Points To
A	www	65.21.242.11

Step 2: Add the URL Forward Record

After adding the A Record, you need to add a URL Forward record.

Use the following format:

_http._tcp.yourdomain.ly 10 10 "http://destination.url"

Replace:

http://destination.url

with the full destination URL you want your domain to forward to.

Example

If you want to forward:

yourdomain.ly

to:

http://example.com/abcd

Add the URL Forward record as:

_http._tcp.yourdomain.ly 10 10 "http://example.com/abcd"

Final Example

To forward:

yourdomain.ly

to:

http://example.com/abcd

you need to add:

A Record

yourdomain.ly -> 65.21.242.11

URL Forward Record

_http._tcp.yourdomain.ly 10 10 "http://example.com/abcd"

Once both records are added, please allow some time for DNS propagation.