Troubleshooting
Free CO.CC Domain Setup
1. How to setup DNS for Co.Cc domain?
DNS : Short for Domain Name System, an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
Name server : It is the name of the host server. It translates domain names into IP addresses.
It makes it possible for a user to access a website by typing in the domain name instead of the website’s actual IP address. (The form looks like this -> ns1.hostname.com)
Requirement : DNS server of web hosting registrar.
How to set up DNS in co.cc
Domain Settings > Manage domain > Select a domain > Click “setup” button > Manage DNS > Input NAME SERVER of your hosting registrar.
After configuring NAME SERVER in co.cc, you should add your co.cc domain to the hosting registrar and if necessary configure zone records as well. It might take up to 48 hours for name server changes to take effect and fully propagate through the Internet.
2. How to setup Zone Record for Co.Cc domain?
An A (IP address) : It is a DNS record that can be used to point your domain name and host names to a static IP address.
You can use a A record whenever you have to assign a specific IP to a domain name or to a sub-domain.
A MX (Mail Exchange) : It is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System specifying how Internet e-mail should be routed. It point to the servers that should receive e-mail, and their priority relative to each other.
A CNAME (Canonical Name) : It allows you to have as many subdomains as you wish without having to specify the IP for every record.
3. How to setup URL Forwarding for Co.Cc domain?
In case you have long and complicated url, you can redirect your web page to your co.cc domain with URL Forwarding service.
Step : Domain Settings > Manage domain > Select a domain > Click “setup” button > URL Forwarding
Redirect To : Enter your web page or blog’s real address
Page Title : Whatever you want
Frame : If you choose URL Hiding, you can hide real address.
Meta Description & Keywords : If you set it, your domain would be exposured in google site with high ranking automatically. Google Search engine might be shows your “Meta Description”, “Meta Keywords” in case of you have entered them.
If you’re not an expert, you are suggested to set URL Forwarding service.
It is easy way but help your site looks professional, on top of that there is no advertising.
Registered domain but can not access the web site.
Check whether your real home page address works. If not, the new address won’t work too. If it works, probably the target URL, the address of CO.CC Domain Settings, is incorrect. You can modify it any time at CO.CC Domain Settings.
Could the CO.CC service be slow down or even stopped?
CO.CC promises that CO.CC will run enough servers of sufficient performance to provide you the best service quality. CO.CC servers are located at one of the best Internet data center in the world. It’s fast and stable. If you can not access your site or if it’s slow, that’s mostly because of your ISP or the web server that contains your HTML file. It’s very hard to imagine that CO.CC server contributes to the slow access speed. There is an easy way you can check it.
In that case, please compare to use your real address with (when you use) CO.CC service. If you feel the difference between the mean speeds,you can let CO.CC knows right away.
Are there any cases my domain is deleted?
Yes, if you violate CO.CC rules. CO.CC does not allow you redirect to illegal/ spam/ adult site. If a domain has these contents, it will be suspended.
