How to point domain from GoDaddy.com to 000webhost.com

There is an easy way to point domain name registered at godaddy.com to 000webhost.com

  1. Login to godaddy.com account
  2. Go to Manage My Domains section and select domain name you want to manage

Ensure nameservers are set to default to use GoDaddy DNS management features

  1. Find DNS Zone File tab and click

Delete any A AAAA or existing CNAME records which will conflict with the below additions.
Click on Add record button
Add new record where Record type is CNAME, Host is www, Points to is website-name.000webhostapp.com TTL is 1 Hour
Add new record where Record type is CNAME, Host is @, Points to is website-name.000webhostapp.com TTL is 1 Hour
Click Finish
Check if CNAME is visible for Google nameservers (change to your website name)

Now you have pointed your domain to 000webhost website. There is one more step left. That is 000webhost needs to know that you have pointed this domain, so you need to follow these steps:

Login to your 000webhost panel https://www.000webhost.com/members
Go to your website Select Set web address
There you will find Web address section and click on Change web address
Select I have domain and enter your domain name, like www.example-website.com

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