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# How to Register Custom Nameserver (Reseller Hosting only)

If you wish to register your own custom nameserver and domain name registered from us, you can follow this tutorial:

1. Obtain the nameserver IP from the welcome email that we sent to you.

**For Example:**
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/fb6e7cfc-cdbc-48dd-9e6d-4c209c8c7437.png)

2. Login to Client Area -> My Domains -> Manage Domain -> Management Tools -> Register Nameservers
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/a27e0032-ed75-4dfe-aeec-28f0870efbce.png)


3. Please key in the nameserver that you wish to register and the nameserver IP, after that click on Add Name Server
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/7c58e48d-8fc3-4a3e-88fc-ec0792d96c37.png)


4. You will get something like below:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/c2adba79-c47e-427a-98cf-873fcdc39335.png)



5. Now you need to change your nameserver to the custom nameserver that you registered. Go to My Domains -> Manage Domains -> Nameservers
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/6be6f9ca-17aa-45af-90cb-8f0d9141491b.png)



6. After all the above done, please do the rest in your hosting control panel:


**a) For cPanel control panel:**

i) Please login to WHM and change your nameserver:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/a52cf6e5-5476-42ce-b74b-0dfd8b52467e.png)


ii) Now login to cPanel and add the DNS A record by clicking on "Zone Editor" > "+ A Record"

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/282b034a-9424-4d19-990c-b1e875c6e6be.png)


**b) For Directadmin:**

i. Login to Directadmin -> Reseller Level -> Nameservers and set to your own nameservers.