How to connect your IONOS domain to SystemeScale
In this guide, you will learn how to add DNS records in IONOS to connect your root domain.
This allows you to use your custom domain, such as www.domain.com, for your sales funnels and blogs, helping you establish a professional brand presence.
What you will need:
- A SystemeScale account
- A domain name purchased from IONOS
Add your root domain in SystemeScale first
After adding the root domain to SystemeScale, you must access the DNS settings in your IONOS account.
www.sio-demo.com is being connected to SystemeScale. Your own CNAME records will be generated inside your SystemeScale account.First, hover over your profile picture, click Settings, then go to Custom Domains and add your custom domain.
First CNAME
In IONOS, go to the DNS zone for your domain name, then click Add a record. Select the CNAME type.
Enter www in the Hostname field, then enter dsq5ytes5ap90.cloudfront.net. in the Points to field. Finally, click Save.
www exists, edit the target to dsq5ytes5ap90.cloudfront.net.Second CNAME
Go to the DNS records for your domain. Click Add a record and select CNAME as the type.
In the Hostname field, enter only the part of the text that appears before your domain name. In this example, use _be50f0c6ab135efbaccc95c5129852f6.
Then, enter _04afcedac82192a5587b6ea2c6045981.zfyfvmchrl.acm-validations.aws. in the Points to field. Finally, click Save.
Check your CNAME records
Once the two CNAMEs are correctly added to your host, you can check their status using DNS Checker.
To check your records, enter the full CNAME name, including your domain name, into the search bar.
You should see the same value you added next to a green checkmark. If not, the records have not been added correctly, and you need to check your DNS zone.
Add a redirect rule
Log in to IONOS and go to the Domains & SSL section. Select your domain, which in this example is sio-demo.com, then click Change the type of use.
On the next page, you will see a list of options. Click Redirect domain.
In the Redirection destination field, enter the URL you want to redirect to, for example www.sio-demo.com.
Check the box for Also configure for www subdomain if you want to include subdomains. Select HTTP Redirection (Recommended); this option changes the URL displayed in the address bar. Finally, click Save to confirm the redirection.