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Getting Started

This section provides information about domain names registration and transferring your domain to Licosys. It serves as a basic introduction to web hosting and is intended for beginners. Experienced users may skip this section.

Registering a domain

Domains are a unique way to identify yourself on the Internet.  There are two parts to a domain, the name and the extension.  The name is the description of yourself or your site (for example, the name "dogfood" in dogfood.com).  The extension represents the domain category.

For example the .com extension means "commercial" .net means "network" and so on.  There are many extensions available today .biz (business), .info (resource sites), .us (American sites) to name a few.  The "www" is automatically inserted by the web server that hosts your site and is not part of the domain name.

You cannot use a domain name until you register it.  In addition, you cannot register a domain name that is owned by someone else.  The registration process is fairly simple:

• Decide on a domain name and extension.
• Make an order on our Order Online Page.
• Finally proceed with the Payment of the Invoice.

Transferring a domain

Transferring a domain can mean two things: switching the domain name to another registrar, or altering the domain record to make the domain point to a new host. A domain has to be told which web host to direct visitors to, and this is done by changing the domain's name server records.

For example, say you purchased a hosting account at Licosys.net. We will send you our servers details which you have to setup in your domain record. You will then visit your domain registrar's home page, sign in, and edit your domain record.

Each registrar is different, but there will be fields in your domain record called "name severs," "primary/secondary name servers," etc.  The registrar may or may not ask for the IP address of the name servers. Please note it takes 12-48 hours for the change to take effect.

How do I transfer a domain to Licosys Click here for details

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