Managing domain forwarding

1. Sign in to your Hover control panel using your chosen method of 2FA.
   Note: The control panel will take you to a list of your domains if you have multiple. Click the domain name from the list to be taken to its overview page. 
   
2. On the domain's overview page, ensure it uses Hover nameservers, ns1.hover.com and ns2.hover.com.
   Note: Changing nameservers may disrupt any third-party website or email hosting services connected to the domain. 
   
3. Select the DNS tab and ensure the domain uses the following DNS records.
   

   Type: A
   Hostname: @
   IP address: 216.40.34.41 
   TTL: 15 minutes
   
   Type: A
   Hostname: *
   IP address: 216.40.34.41 
   TTL: 15 minutes

   
4. Select the Forwards tab, followed by Forward this domain.
   
5. Use the drop-down menu to select a forward type.
   
   

   Domain forward	yourhoverdomain.com
   Subdomain forward	subdomain.yourhoverdomain.com
   Domain shortcut	yourhoverdomain.com/shortcut

6. Enter the web address to which you would like the domain forwarded, followed by Save forward.
   
7. The forward is now set up. A domain forward can take upward of 30 minutes to become active. 
   

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Setting up subdomain forwarding

The Hover control panel allows you to redirect visitors from one subdomain to another domain. You may wish to forward your subdomain if your subdomain's web pages were moved to another directory or location or if you need to forward your visitors to a specific location on your site.

1. Sign in to your Hover control panel using your chosen method of 2FA.
   Note: If you have multiple domains, the control panel will take you to a list of them. Click a domain name from the list to be taken to its overview page. 
   
   
2. On the domain's overview page, ensure it uses Hover nameservers, ns1.hover.com and ns2.hover.com.
   Note: Changing nameservers may disrupt any third-party website or email hosting services connected to the domain. 
   
3. Select the Forwards tab, followed by Forward this domain.
   
4. Use the drop-down menu to select the Subdomain forward type.
   
5. Enter the web address you would like the subdomain forwarded to, followed by Save forward.
   
6. Select the DNS tab.
   
7. Create an A record for the subdomain forward you just set up by clicking Add a record. Use the subdomain prefix as the hostname and Hover's IP. 
   
   

   Type: A
   Hostname: info (this is the subdomain prefix)
   IP address: 216.40.34.41 (Hover's IP)
   TTL: 15 minutes

8. The forward is now set up. A domain forward can take upward of 30 minutes to become active.
   

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Setting up domain shortcuts

1. Sign in to your Hover control panel using your chosen method of 2FA.
   Note: The control panel will take you to a list of your domains if you have multiple. Click the domain name from the list to be taken to its overview page.
   
   
2. On the domain's overview page, ensure it uses Hover nameservers, ns1.hover.com and ns2.hover.com.
   Note: Changing nameservers may disrupt any third-party website or email hosting services connected to the domain. 
   
3. Select the DNS tab and ensure the domain uses the following DNS records.
   

   Type: A
   Hostname: @
   IP address: 216.40.34.41 
   TTL: 15 minutes
   
   Type: A
   Hostname: *
   IP address: 216.40.34.41 
   TTL: 15 minutes

   
4. Select the Forwards tab, followed by Forward this domain.
   
5. Use the drop-down menu to select the Shortcut forward type.
   
6. Enter the web address you would like the shortcut forwarded to, followed by Save forward.
   
7. The forward is now set up. A domain forward can take upward of 30 minutes to become active.
   

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Forwarding with CNAME

Though not a redirect type, a CNAME DNS record can be used to achieve a similar outcome. If the IP address of the destination hostname changes, you won't need to change your DNS records because the CNAME will have the same IP.

Note: It is not recommended to set up a CNAME record for a naked domain, such as @ or domain.com, as your other records, like MX or TXT, will be invisible and stop working.

It is possible to create a CNAME record for www.domain.com and then set up a redirect from domain.com to www.domain.com as a workaround.

A CNAME record can be set up by using Hover's DNS management console.

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HTTPS forwarding