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abhishek1015 — 2009-03-06 08:16:47

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- There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community .	+ There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community.

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abhishek1015 — 2009-03-06 08:16:32

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- There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community.	+ There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community .

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PhilipNeustrom — 2009-02-13 23:09:45

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- Animeworld	+ Normally, Wiki Spot wikis live at the address ''namehere''.wikispot.org. When your wiki gets big enough you may decide you want a custom domain name that doesn't include the "wikispot.org" part. Keep in mind that this is a fairly involved and advanced procedure, and is not necessary or even encouraged for all wikis. Here are the steps for setting up such a custom domain name with your wiki: + + == 1. Decide if you really need a custom domain name == + There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community. + + == 2. Pick a domain name and purchase it == + Now, pick out a good domain name for your wiki. Changing it later on will be a hassle because if your wiki is popular at all then there will be many links to it around the Web. + + You must purchase a domain name through a domain name seller (AKA "registrar"). There are lots of these out there, with varying prices and business practices. Most of these registrars will also allow to you to look up what domains are taken or not, which can be helpful for choosing your domain name. + + Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] (based in California) and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS.com] (based in Canada). + + == 3. Choose a DNS service provider == + Most registrars also provide DNS hosting, but you don't need to use the same company for domain registration and DNS hosting. One ["Users/Graham.Freeman" outspoken Wiki Spot administrator] prefers to use [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] as his registrar and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS.com] for authoritative DNS. + + == 4. Point the domain name at Wiki Spot == + Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings (it may be called "custom DNS settings" or "advanced DNS/domain settings"). Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry. If you have an A record for {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}, you should delete it. + + After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward." + + Just to reiterate: set up a CNAME entry pointing your primary domain with www in front (e.g. {{{www.dwiki.org}}}) to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Here is an example of the CNAME setup using the domain provider GoDaddy: + Under "Total DNS Control" you would have the following settings: + + [[Image(godaddy_cname_example.png)]] + + === Details on this "forwarding" === + Here is an example of the "fowarding" setup using the domain provider GoDaddy: + + [[Image(godaddy_forwarding_example.png)]] + + To be specific and technical, this "forward" is really an HTTP redirect. If your domain provider doesn't provide such a service then you should contact us for more information on how to make things work properly (see below for contact details). + + Some domain providers do not allow you to forward from {{{yourdomain.whatever}}} to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever}}}. In that case, you may be able to get around the limitation by forwarding to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever/Front_Page}}}. + + == 5. Contact us == + The custom domain process, on our end, is not fully automated right now. This means you'll need to comment below before the domain change will take effect. Also, because this takes some time on our part to set up, please consider making a ["Donate" donation]! + + == Step by step instructions for common domain providers == + * ["/Godaddy" Godaddy] + * ["/Yahoo domains" Yahoo! domains] + * ["/Namecheap" Namecheap.com] + * ["/000domains" 000domains.com] + * ["/Tierra" Tierra.net] + + == Questions.. == + ''Leave questions here'' + + Hello- + + I need help with my wiki pointed to another domain. I believe that the issue related to cookies on your end. Here's what I'm trying to do. + + I have a subdomain (http://wiki2.minnesota-vacation-guide.com) set up and pointed with the CNAME here: domains.wikispot.org. The wiki seems to work as needed and shows up under my previously mentioned subdomain. So far so good. + + I know of one link for sure (http://wikispot.org/User_Settings?new_user=1&from_wiki=minnesota) that still points to wikispot, but I'd like to make sure that ALL links stay within my subdomain of: http://wiki2.minnesota-vacation-guide.com + + Is there something that can be done on your end to fix this? + + Thanks! + Chris + + The new user / user settings links point back to the wiki spot hub. There's a little explanatory box over on the right. The reason is that your wiki spot account works across all of the wiki spot wikis. Does that explain things a bit? + + + ----- + + + Is there a way to buy this software? I am willing to pay up to $100 and leave copyright log at the bottom. + * Our wiki software (if that's what you mean) is freely available and open-source. See [wiki:sycamore] for more information. If you're willing to throw down $100, consider ["Donate" donating] to our effort, as we're funded exclusively by donations from people like you. + + Will this work with registered domain names with web hosting packages attached to them too? + + ''It will probably work. Do you want to use the entire domain for the wiki, or just a subdomain -- say wiki.yourdomain.org? Your domain just won't point to your web hosting company any longer.'' + + == Domain requests == + ''Please leave your requests on ["/Talk" the talk page] after you've followed all of the above steps, and be sure and include the domain name you'd like to use with your wiki. Make sure you make the request while logged in with an admin account for your wiki.''

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- Normally, Wiki Spot wikis live at the address ''namehere''.wikispot.org. When your wiki gets big enough you may decide you want a custom domain name that doesn't include the "wikispot.org" part. Keep in mind that this is a fairly involved and advanced procedure, and is not necessary or even encouraged for all wikis. Here are the steps for setting up such a custom domain name with your wiki: - - == 1. Decide if you really need a custom domain name == - There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community. - - == 2. Pick a domain name and purchase it == - Now, pick out a good domain name for your wiki. Changing it later on will be a hassle because if your wiki is popular at all then there will be many links to it around the Web. - - You must purchase a domain name through a domain name seller (AKA "registrar"). There are lots of these out there, with varying prices and business practices. Most of these registrars will also allow to you to look up what domains are taken or not, which can be helpful for choosing your domain name. - - Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] (based in California) and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS.com] (based in Canada). - - == 3. Choose a DNS service provider == - Most registrars also provide DNS hosting, but you don't need to use the same company for domain registration and DNS hosting. One ["Users/Graham.Freeman" outspoken Wiki Spot administrator] prefers to use [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] as his registrar and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS.com] for authoritative DNS. - - == 4. Point the domain name at Wiki Spot == - Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings (it may be called "custom DNS settings" or "advanced DNS/domain settings"). Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry. If you have an A record for {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}, you should delete it. - - After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward." - - Just to reiterate: set up a CNAME entry pointing your primary domain with www in front (e.g. {{{www.dwiki.org}}}) to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Here is an example of the CNAME setup using the domain provider GoDaddy: - Under "Total DNS Control" you would have the following settings: - - [[Image(godaddy_cname_example.png)]] - - === Details on this "forwarding" === - Here is an example of the "fowarding" setup using the domain provider GoDaddy: - - [[Image(godaddy_forwarding_example.png)]] - - To be specific and technical, this "forward" is really an HTTP redirect. If your domain provider doesn't provide such a service then you should contact us for more information on how to make things work properly (see below for contact details). - - Some domain providers do not allow you to forward from {{{yourdomain.whatever}}} to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever}}}. In that case, you may be able to get around the limitation by forwarding to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever/Front_Page}}}. - - == 5. Contact us == - The custom domain process, on our end, is not fully automated right now. This means you'll need to comment below before the domain change will take effect. Also, because this takes some time on our part to set up, please consider making a ["Donate" donation]! - - == Step by step instructions for common domain providers == - * ["/Godaddy" Godaddy] - * ["/Yahoo domains" Yahoo! domains] - * ["/Namecheap" Namecheap.com] - * ["/000domains" 000domains.com] - * ["/Tierra" Tierra.net] - - == Questions.. == - ''Leave questions here'' - - Hello- - - I need help with my wiki pointed to another domain. I believe that the issue related to cookies on your end. Here's what I'm trying to do. - - I have a subdomain (http://wiki2.minnesota-vacation-guide.com) set up and pointed with the CNAME here: domains.wikispot.org. The wiki seems to work as needed and shows up under my previously mentioned subdomain. So far so good. - - I know of one link for sure (http://wikispot.org/User_Settings?new_user=1&from_wiki=minnesota) that still points to wikispot, but I'd like to make sure that ALL links stay within my subdomain of: http://wiki2.minnesota-vacation-guide.com - - Is there something that can be done on your end to fix this? - - Thanks! - Chris - - The new user / user settings links point back to the wiki spot hub. There's a little explanatory box over on the right. The reason is that your wiki spot account works across all of the wiki spot wikis. Does that explain things a bit? - - - ----- - - - Is there a way to buy this software? I am willing to pay up to $100 and leave copyright log at the bottom. - * Our wiki software (if that's what you mean) is freely available and open-source. See [wiki:sycamore] for more information. If you're willing to throw down $100, consider ["Donate" donating] to our effort, as we're funded exclusively by donations from people like you. - - Will this work with registered domain names with web hosting packages attached to them too? - - ''It will probably work. Do you want to use the entire domain for the wiki, or just a subdomain -- say wiki.yourdomain.org? Your domain just won't point to your web hosting company any longer.'' - - == Domain requests == - ''Please leave your requests on ["/Talk" the talk page] after you've followed all of the above steps, and be sure and include the domain name you'd like to use with your wiki. Make sure you make the request while logged in with an admin account for your wiki.''	+ Animeworld

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-11-15 22:28:48

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	+ The new user / user settings links point back to the wiki spot hub. There's a little explanatory box over on the right. The reason is that your wiki spot account works across all of the wiki spot wikis. Does that explain things a bit? +

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ChristopherNalty — 2007-11-15 21:13:11

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ChristopherNalty — 2007-11-15 20:39:21

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	+ Hello- + + I need help with my wiki pointed to another domain. I believe that the issue related to cookies on your end. Here's what I'm trying to do. + + I have a subdomain (http://wiki2.minnesota-vacation-guide.com) set up and pointed with the CNAME here: domains.wikispot.org. The wiki seems to work as needed and shows up under my previously mentioned subdomain. So far so good. + + I know of one link for sure (http://wikispot.org/User_Settings?new_user=1&from_wiki=minnesota) that still points to wikispot, but I'd like to make sure that ALL links stay within my subdomain of: http://wiki2.minnesota-vacation-guide.com + + Is there something that can be done on your end to fix this? + + Thanks! + Chris + + + ----- + +

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EdWins — 2007-11-12 01:13:51

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- To be specific and technical, this "foward" is really an HTTP redirect. If your domain provider doesn't provide such a service then you should contact us for more information on how to make things work properly (see below for contact details).	+ To be specific and technical, this "forward" is really an HTTP redirect. If your domain provider doesn't provide such a service then you should contact us for more information on how to make things work properly (see below for contact details).

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-10-28 00:32:22

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- ''It will probably work. Do you want to use the entire domain for the wiki, or just a subdomain -- say wiki.yourdomain.org?''	+ ''It will probably work. Do you want to use the entire domain for the wiki, or just a subdomain -- say wiki.yourdomain.org? Your domain just won't point to your web hosting company any longer.''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-10-28 00:30:43

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	+ ''It will probably work. Do you want to use the entire domain for the wiki, or just a subdomain -- say wiki.yourdomain.org?'' +

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axlvtt — 2007-10-27 17:37:59

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	+ Will this work with registered domain names with web hosting packages attached to them too? +

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Graham.Freeman — 2007-10-08 08:48:03

distinguishing between domain registration and DNS hosting

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- == 3. Point the domain name at Wiki Spot ==	+ == 3. Choose a DNS service provider == + Most registrars also provide DNS hosting, but you don't need to use the same company for domain registration and DNS hosting. One ["Users/Graham.Freeman" outspoken Wiki Spot administrator] prefers to use [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] as his registrar and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS.com] for authoritative DNS. + + == 4. Point the domain name at Wiki Spot ==
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Graham.Freeman — 2007-10-08 08:37:45

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- Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] (based in California) and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS] (based in Canada).	+ Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] (based in California) and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS.com] (based in Canada).

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Graham.Freeman — 2007-10-08 08:37:34

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- Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net].	+ Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net] (based in California) and [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS] (based in Canada).

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-09-17 16:19:48

bit o' edit

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- * Wiki software (if that's what you mean) is freely available. Talk to [Users/PhilipNeustrom this guy] and he might be able to hook you up with our stylized version, and you could always make a donation when you get it to help support the project. (And encourage future updates, like more features). -["KarlMogel" KJM]	+ * Our wiki software (if that's what you mean) is freely available and open-source. See [wiki:sycamore] for more information. If you're willing to throw down $100, consider ["Donate" donating] to our effort, as we're funded exclusively by donations from people like you.

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KarlMogel — 2007-09-17 16:15:32

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	+ * Wiki software (if that's what you mean) is freely available. Talk to [Users/PhilipNeustrom this guy] and he might be able to hook you up with our stylized version, and you could always make a donation when you get it to help support the project. (And encourage future updates, like more features). -["KarlMogel" KJM]

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Chirag — 2007-09-17 07:42:53

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	+ Is there a way to buy this software? I am willing to pay up to $100 and leave copyright log at the bottom. +

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KarlMogel — 2007-09-14 00:19:34

link for Tierra.net steps

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RyanMikulovsky — 2007-05-10 02:39:04

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-04-27 03:02:02

creating namecheap page

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-04-12 22:25:01

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-04-06 01:50:34

creating step by step guides for common providers

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 05:24:15

let's use the talk page

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- ''Please leave your requests here after you've followed all of the above steps, and be sure and include the domain name you'd like to use with your wiki. Make sure you make the request while logged in with an admin account for your wiki.'' - - Hi - I've finally got around to forwarding http://www.santabarbarawiki.net to http://santabarbara.wikispot.org - following the very helpful directions on this page. Thanks for doing the behind-the-scenes magic for me - JasonSundram. ''This should be set up now.'' - - - ------- - Hey wizards. I've got [http://www.pctwiki.org] and I want it linked to [http://pct.wikispot.org]. I used [http://www.namecheap.com]. Couldn't find any CNAME thing, but I tried "transfer the domain name server" to domains.wikispot.org I think that's right but it gives me an error about switching the name server. Am I doing something wrong? And URL Forwarding seems similar so I set that up. Help? Sadly, I'll be gone for the next week - ["users/jackhaskel"] - Should be all set up! Remove this and your comment once you confirm :) --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"]	+ ''Please leave your requests on ["/Talk" the talk page] after you've followed all of the above steps, and be sure and include the domain name you'd like to use with your wiki. Make sure you make the request while logged in with an admin account for your wiki.''

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HiMY — 2007-04-04 05:03:02

Removed question about Torontopedia.TYO.ca to domains.wikispot.org, it works now

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- I use the free dns services from http://www.MyDomain.com to host Torontopedia.TYO.ca. I have set up http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca with a CNAME as toronto.wikispot.org. If I set up URL forwarding as well (in addition to the just entered CNAME change) specifically to foward http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca to http://domains.wikispot.org , there is a conflict that MyDomain.com is alerting me to. - - Question: by CNAME in my case, do you mean in 'domains.wikispot.org' or 'toronto.wikispot.org' ? It is a bit ambiguous in the instructions above. - - Thanks, ~ HiMY! ~ - - In your case you just need to set up the CNAME for Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> domains.wikispot.org. You should set up www.torontopedia.tyo.ca -> domains.wikispot.org as well, via an other CNAME. - - The reason why this is different is that tyo.ca is not a top-level domain, so you can just set it up as a CNAME directly. Hopefully we can improve the above instructions to make this clear without being confusing. - - Does that make things work? If so, let's clean up these docs :) - - Good Morning, last night I changed my CNAME settings for Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> toronto.wikispot.org and to see what happens, I also set up a second CNAME of TorontoWiki.TYO.ca -> domains.wikispot.org , and now when dialling up both http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca and http://TorontoWiki.TYO.ca I am seeing the cow.png graphic with the 'there is no website configured at this address' image. So I will assume that I did something half way right :-O . Philip, if the cow.png showing up is confirmation of my correct CNAME-ing, then please consider this a domain request :-). Thanks Philip. - - Yeah, you'll just want to change Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> toronto.wikispot.org to Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> domains.wikispot.org for it to work perfectly. -

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HiMY — 2007-04-04 04:51:41

Removed comment to add Torontopedia.TYO.ca to domains.wikispot.org, it works now

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- ["Users/HiMY" HiMY] Here, I've created some templates, and listed who's naughty and nice, the CNAME pointing is done, and I've checked it twice http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca is pointing to http://domains.wikispot.org . Philip, Please do the sycamore magic wikispotting thing for http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca :-) Thank You! - - I set up www.torontopedia.tyo.ca as the domain for toronto. You'll want to make torontopedia.tyo.ca ''forward'' to www.torontopedia.tyo.ca, though -- this is something you do.

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-04-04 00:30:59

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- Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through Tierra.net.	+ Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through [http://www.tierra.net/ Tierra.net].

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-15 19:17:30

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- It looks like you'll want to go into the "custom DNS settings" to set up the CNAME part. I see "Free URL Forwarding" on the homepage for namecheap.com, so that's what you'll want to do for the second set (the "forward"), I'm guessing. I can help you through this if you get stuck, too. --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"] - * Can't find a "custom DNS settings", but I do have "transfer DNS to Host". But whatever I put in there give me back and error. Do I even want to put something there? If so, what? They suggest something like "ns1.mydomain.com". - * It's not "transfer to host." I am not sure where it's located because I don't have access to their account system, but looking at their front page I see a link, "Custom domain settings" that mentions "CNAME," and forwarding. Clicking on that link, it looks like the CNAME thing is under [http://www.namecheap.com/learn/domain-registration/domain-features.asp#dns Real Time DNS Servers Free Real Time DNS Servers]. Does that help you find it in their account area? --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"] - * I swear. I'm not stupid. Ain't no such thing in the account area though. I have another website up with namecheap, and had to "transfer to host", as in using the host's nameservers. Read about CNAME stuff online, seems similar. No such thing as "ns1.domains.wikispot.org"? I've torn through all of my options, can't find CNAME anywhere but that tutorial that you linked to. I can give you the account info if you wish to see for yourself. Thanks for being of help! - * Yeah, just send me an email and I'll take a peak. I'll add some screenshots to the tutorial once I figure it out. --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"]	+ Should be all set up! Remove this and your comment once you confirm :) --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"]

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2007-03-12 19:08:03

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-12 02:43:42

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	+ * Yeah, just send me an email and I'll take a peak. I'll add some screenshots to the tutorial once I figure it out. --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"]

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JackHaskel — 2007-03-12 02:39:54

I swear..

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	+ * I swear. I'm not stupid. Ain't no such thing in the account area though. I have another website up with namecheap, and had to "transfer to host", as in using the host's nameservers. Read about CNAME stuff online, seems similar. No such thing as "ns1.domains.wikispot.org"? I've torn through all of my options, can't find CNAME anywhere but that tutorial that you linked to. I can give you the account info if you wish to see for yourself. Thanks for being of help!

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-03-10 20:10:09

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	+ * It's not "transfer to host." I am not sure where it's located because I don't have access to their account system, but looking at their front page I see a link, "Custom domain settings" that mentions "CNAME," and forwarding. Clicking on that link, it looks like the CNAME thing is under [http://www.namecheap.com/learn/domain-registration/domain-features.asp#dns Real Time DNS Servers Free Real Time DNS Servers]. Does that help you find it in their account area? --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"]

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JackHaskel — 2007-03-10 06:08:49

i'm stuck

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	+ * Can't find a "custom DNS settings", but I do have "transfer DNS to Host". But whatever I put in there give me back and error. Do I even want to put something there? If so, what? They suggest something like "ns1.mydomain.com".

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-02-27 16:00:28

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- Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings. Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry. If you have an A record for {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}, you should delete it.	+ Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings (it may be called "custom DNS settings" or "advanced DNS/domain settings"). Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry. If you have an A record for {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}, you should delete it.
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- Hey wizards. I've got [http://www.pctwiki.org] and I want it linked to [http://pct.wikispot.org]. I used [http://www.namecheap.com]. Couldn't find any CNAME thing, but I tried "transfer the domain name server" to domains.wikispot.org I think that's right but it gives me an error about switching the name server. Am I doing something wrong? And URL Forwarding seems similar so I set that up. Help? Sadly, I'll be gone for the next week - ["users/jackhaskel"]	+ Hey wizards. I've got [http://www.pctwiki.org] and I want it linked to [http://pct.wikispot.org]. I used [http://www.namecheap.com]. Couldn't find any CNAME thing, but I tried "transfer the domain name server" to domains.wikispot.org I think that's right but it gives me an error about switching the name server. Am I doing something wrong? And URL Forwarding seems similar so I set that up. Help? Sadly, I'll be gone for the next week - ["users/jackhaskel"] + It looks like you'll want to go into the "custom DNS settings" to set up the CNAME part. I see "Free URL Forwarding" on the homepage for namecheap.com, so that's what you'll want to do for the second set (the "forward"), I'm guessing. I can help you through this if you get stuck, too. --["Users/PhilipNeustrom"]

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JackHaskel — 2007-02-27 07:00:42

help please

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-02-20 21:08:06

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- I set up www.torontopedia.tyo.ca as the domain for toronto. You'll want to make torontopedia.tyo.ca forward to www.torontopedia.tyo.ca, though -- this is something you do.	+ I set up www.torontopedia.tyo.ca as the domain for toronto. You'll want to make torontopedia.tyo.ca ''forward'' to www.torontopedia.tyo.ca, though -- this is something you do.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-02-20 21:07:13

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- ["Users/HiMY" HiMY] Here, I've created some templates, and listed who's naughty and nice, the CNAME pointing is done, and I've checked it twice http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca is pointing to http://toronto.wikispot.org . Philip, Please do the sycamore magic wikispotting thing for http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca :-) Thank You!	+ ["Users/HiMY" HiMY] Here, I've created some templates, and listed who's naughty and nice, the CNAME pointing is done, and I've checked it twice http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca is pointing to http://domains.wikispot.org . Philip, Please do the sycamore magic wikispotting thing for http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca :-) Thank You! + + I set up www.torontopedia.tyo.ca as the domain for toronto. You'll want to make torontopedia.tyo.ca forward to www.torontopedia.tyo.ca, though -- this is something you do.

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HiMY — 2007-02-20 13:43:43

Requesting http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca as domain on wikispot

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	+ + ["Users/HiMY" HiMY] Here, I've created some templates, and listed who's naughty and nice, the CNAME pointing is done, and I've checked it twice http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca is pointing to http://toronto.wikispot.org . Philip, Please do the sycamore magic wikispotting thing for http://www.Torontopedia.TYO.ca :-) Thank You!

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-02-20 09:09:23

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- There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community.	+ There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money - usually about US$20/year or less. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community.

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GrahamFreeman — 2007-02-20 09:08:49

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- You must purchase a domain name through a domain name seller. There are lots of these out there with varying prices. Most of these domain name sellers will also allow to you to look up what domains are taken or not, which can be helpful for choosing your domain name.	+ You must purchase a domain name through a domain name seller (AKA "registrar"). There are lots of these out there, with varying prices and business practices. Most of these registrars will also allow to you to look up what domains are taken or not, which can be helpful for choosing your domain name. + + Which vendor you choose is up to you, but some domain name registrars are more reliable than others. At the time of this writing, the Wiki Spot administrators have had the most reliable service through Tierra.net.

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CharlesMcLaughlin — 2007-02-18 01:28:26

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CharlesMcLaughlin — 2007-02-18 01:28:03

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- Some domain providers do not allow you to forward from {{{yourdomain.whatever}}} to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever}}}. In that case, you may be able to get around the limitation by forwarding {{{www.yourdomain.whatever/Front_Page}}}.	+ Some domain providers do not allow you to forward from {{{yourdomain.whatever}}} to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever}}}. In that case, you may be able to get around the limitation by forwarding to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever/Front_Page}}}.

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CharlesMcLaughlin — 2007-02-18 01:26:38

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- After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward." Some domain providers do not allow you to forward from {{{yourdomain.whatever}}} to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever}}}. In that case, you may be able to get around the limitation by forwarding {{{www.yourdomain.whatever/Front_Page}}}.	+ After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward."
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CharlesMcLaughlin — 2007-02-18 01:26:19

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- After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward."	+ After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward." Some domain providers do not allow you to forward from {{{yourdomain.whatever}}} to {{{www.yourdomain.whatever}}}. In that case, you may be able to get around the limitation by forwarding {{{www.yourdomain.whatever/Front_Page}}}.

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CharlesMcLaughlin — 2007-02-18 01:11:31

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- Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings. Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry.	+ Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings. Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry. If you have an A record for {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}, you should delete it.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-02-17 19:13:07

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	+ Yeah, you'll just want to change Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> toronto.wikispot.org to Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> domains.wikispot.org for it to work perfectly.

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HiMY — 2007-02-17 13:43:50

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	+ Good Morning, last night I changed my CNAME settings for Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> toronto.wikispot.org and to see what happens, I also set up a second CNAME of TorontoWiki.TYO.ca -> domains.wikispot.org , and now when dialling up both http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca and http://TorontoWiki.TYO.ca I am seeing the cow.png graphic with the 'there is no website configured at this address' image. So I will assume that I did something half way right :-O . Philip, if the cow.png showing up is confirmation of my correct CNAME-ing, then please consider this a domain request :-). Thanks Philip. + +

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- Does that make things work? If so, let's clean up these docs :)	+ Does that make things work? If so, let's clean up these docs :)
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- Hi - I've finally got around to forwarding http://www.santabarbarawiki.net to http://santabarbara.wikispot.org - following the very helpful directions on this page. Thanks for doing the behind-the-scenes magic for me - JasonSundram	+ Hi - I've finally got around to forwarding http://www.santabarbarawiki.net to http://santabarbara.wikispot.org - following the very helpful directions on this page. Thanks for doing the behind-the-scenes magic for me - JasonSundram. ''This should be set up now.''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-02-17 02:24:21

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	+ In your case you just need to set up the CNAME for Torontopedia.TYO.ca -> domains.wikispot.org. You should set up www.torontopedia.tyo.ca -> domains.wikispot.org as well, via an other CNAME. + + The reason why this is different is that tyo.ca is not a top-level domain, so you can just set it up as a CNAME directly. Hopefully we can improve the above instructions to make this clear without being confusing. + + Does that make things work? If so, let's clean up these docs :) +

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HiMY — 2007-02-16 23:38:27

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- I use the free dns services from http://www.MyDomain.com to host Torontopedia.TYO.ca. I have set up http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca with a CNAME as toronto.wikispot.org. If I set up URL forwarding as well specifically to foward http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca to http://domains.wikispot.org , there is a conflict that MyDomain.com is alerting me to.	+ I use the free dns services from http://www.MyDomain.com to host Torontopedia.TYO.ca. I have set up http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca with a CNAME as toronto.wikispot.org. If I set up URL forwarding as well (in addition to the just entered CNAME change) specifically to foward http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca to http://domains.wikispot.org , there is a conflict that MyDomain.com is alerting me to.

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HiMY — 2007-02-16 22:26:35

Question about CNAME and URL Forwarding...

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	+ I use the free dns services from http://www.MyDomain.com to host Torontopedia.TYO.ca. I have set up http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca with a CNAME as toronto.wikispot.org. If I set up URL forwarding as well specifically to foward http://Torontopedia.TYO.ca to http://domains.wikispot.org , there is a conflict that MyDomain.com is alerting me to. + + Question: by CNAME in my case, do you mean in 'domains.wikispot.org' or 'toronto.wikispot.org' ? It is a bit ambiguous in the instructions above. +

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JasonSundram — 2007-02-04 20:55:19

Domain Request for SantaBarbaraWiki

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-12-11 06:18:51

ok, should be mostly fleshed out

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	+ == Details on "CNAME" == + Just to reiterate: set up a CNAME entry pointing your primary domain (e.g. {{{dwiki.org}}}) to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Here is an example of the CNAME setup using the domain provider GoDaddy: + + Under "Total DNS Control" you would have the following settings: + + [[Image(godaddy_cname_example.png)]] +
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- To be specific and technical, this "foward" is really an HTTP redirect. Here is an example of the "fowarding" setup using the domain provider GoDaddy:	+ Here is an example of the "fowarding" setup using the domain provider GoDaddy: + + [[Image(godaddy_forwarding_example.png)]] + + To be specific and technical, this "foward" is really an HTTP redirect. If your domain provider doesn't provide such a service then you should contact us for more information on how to make things work properly (see below for contact details). + + == 4. Contact us == + The custom domain process, on our end, is not fully automated right now. This means you'll need to comment below before the domain change will take effect. Also, because this takes some time on our part to set up, please consider making a ["Donate" donation]! + + == Questions.. == + ''Leave questions here'' + + == Domain requests == + ''Please leave your requests here after you've followed all of the above steps, and be sure and include the domain name you'd like to use with your wiki. Make sure you make the request while logged in with an admin account for your wiki.''

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-12-11 06:12:37

Upload of image godaddy_cname_example.png.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-12-11 05:55:26

Upload of image godaddy_forwarding_example.png.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2006-12-11 04:01:16

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	+ Normally, Wiki Spot wikis live at the address ''namehere''.wikispot.org. When your wiki gets big enough you may decide you want a custom domain name that doesn't include the "wikispot.org" part. Keep in mind that this is a fairly involved and advanced procedure, and is not necessary or even encouraged for all wikis. Here are the steps for setting up such a custom domain name with your wiki: + + == 1. Decide if you really need a custom domain name == + There's a lot of domain names out there, and a good deal of really fantastic names are already taken. Domain names must be renewed and also cost money. However, having a domain name may give your wiki a sense of personalization and uniqueness that may be important to your community. + + == 2. Pick a domain name and purchase it == + Now, pick out a good domain name for your wiki. Changing it later on will be a hassle because if your wiki is popular at all then there will be many links to it around the Web. + + You must purchase a domain name through a domain name seller. There are lots of these out there with varying prices. Most of these domain name sellers will also allow to you to look up what domains are taken or not, which can be helpful for choosing your domain name. + + == 3. Point the domain name at Wiki Spot == + Once you have your domain name, you'll probably have some sort of "control panel" from which you can change domain name settings. Once you're in your control panel you'll want to set up a CNAME entry that points {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. For instance, if your wiki's domain name is going to be {{{dwiki.org}}} you would point {{{www.dwiki.org}}} to {{{domains.wikispot.org}}}. Make sure this is a "CNAME" entry. + + After adding this CNAME entry you'll want to add "domain forwarding" for your domain, and have your basic domain point to {{{www.yournamehere.whatever}}}. For instance, if your domain is {{{dwiki.org}}} you would set up "forwarding" to point {{{dwiki.org}}} to {{{www.dwiki.org}}}. The exact process by which you set up this "forwarding" differs from domain provider to domain provider, but most providers allow you to set up such a "forward."