How to Point Your Domain to AutoHost (Update Nameservers)

AutoHost nameservers

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ns2.asushost.cam

Nameservers tell the internet which company’s DNS answers for your domain. Once they point to us, your website, email and DNS records are all managed from your AutoHost cPanel.

Before you start — avoid downtime

• Have your website ready on AutoHost first (uploaded, or migrated by us). Visitors will start arriving as soon as DNS updates.
• Recreate email accounts on AutoHost with the same addresses before switching, if email currently works with another provider. After the switch, new mail arrives at AutoHost.
• Using Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 for email? You will need to re-add their MX records in our Zone Editor after the switch — see Connect Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
• Note your current DNS records (screenshot the registrar’s DNS page) in case anything custom needs recreating.

Step 1: Log in to your registrar

Log in where you pay for the domain. Not sure who that is? Search your email for the domain’s renewal invoice, or look it up at whois.kenic.or.ke (for .ke) or lookup.icann.org (for .com and others) — the Registrar field tells you.

Step 2: Find the nameserver settings

Every registrar names it slightly differently:

Registrar wording	Where it usually is
Nameservers / Manage Nameservers	Domain list → your domain → Manage
Change DNS servers	Domain settings → DNS
Use custom nameservers	Next to Use default nameservers

Step 3: Replace the nameservers

1. Choose custom nameservers (not the registrar’s default/parking ones).
2. Enter ns1.asushost.cam and ns2.asushost.cam.
3. Delete any other nameservers in the list — mixing providers causes random failures.
4. Save. Look for a confirmation message.

Step 4: Wait for propagation

DNS is cached by internet providers around the world. Typical times:

Where	Usually updated within
Kenyan networks (Safaricom, Airtel, Zuku, Telkom, fibre ISPs)	2–6 hours
Rest of Africa	6–12 hours
Worldwide	Up to 48 hours

During this time some visitors see the old host and others the new one — this is normal. Plan the switch for an evening or weekend.

Step 5: Check progress

1. Go to whatsmydns.net, enter your domain and choose NS. Green ticks showing ns1.asushost.cam mean that location has updated.
2. Then choose A to see whether your domain resolves to your AutoHost server IP (shown in cPanel’s statistics panel).

Step 6: After it updates

• SSL: cPanel → Security → SSL/TLS Status → Run AutoSSL if the padlock is not yet showing.
• Email apps: make sure they use mail.yourbusiness.co.ke.
• Keep the old hosting for a few days, then cancel it once everything is confirmed.

Common mistakes

Mistake	Result	Fix
Old nameserver left in the list	Site works sometimes, fails other times	Remove all but ns1/ns2.asushost.cam
Typo (ns1.braysons.com, ns1.brayson.net)	Domain stops resolving	Correct the spelling exactly
Changing A records instead of nameservers	Only the website moves; email and DNS stay elsewhere	That is fine if intentional — otherwise change nameservers
Domain expired at the registrar	Nothing resolves at all	Renew the domain first

Frequently asked questions

Will my website go down?
Not if your site is ready on AutoHost before you switch. Visitors simply move to the new server as DNS updates.

Can I keep DNS at Cloudflare instead?
Yes. Keep Cloudflare’s nameservers and add an A record for @ and www pointing to your AutoHost server IP, plus MX/mail records. Set SSL mode to Full (strict).

How do I make it faster?
You cannot speed up other networks’ caches, but you can flush your own — see Website not loading after a domain change.