Point domain to Portfoliobox

Official Portfoliobox dns page:

http://www.portfoliobox.net/learn/using-own-domain

Do I need to change the nameservers for my domain?

Nope, just the A-record or CNAME record depending on levels in your domain.

 DNS Settings:

DOMAIN CONFIGURATION
TWO LEVELS
(E.G. MYWEBSITE.COM)
point A-record (IP address) to 107.20.241.149
THREE OR MORE LEVELS
(E.G. WWW.MYWEBSITE.COM OR BLOG.MYWEBSITE.COM)
point CNAME record to “world.portfolioboxdns.com”

 On the Dreamhost Side:

From the panel, Go to your manage domains tab here:

From the panel,  Go to your  Manage Domains Page and make sure the domain is DNS only. If you have hosting on the domain, use the “remove” button under the “web hosting” column:

DNS only Example

Once the domain is dns only, click the dns link under your domain name and add these records:

Custom-DNS-Area

Custom DNS Options:

Name: subdomain, leave blank for naked/root domain

Type:  type of dns record, such as A record, Cname, TXT

Value: Target

 

Settings Needed for this setup:

Name:  leave blank for naked/root domain

Type:  A

Value: 107.20.241.149


Name: www

Type:   Cname

Value:  world.portfolioboxdns.com

 Final Results:

Portbox-Final

 Note: This guide has been created to help simplify setting your domain up. The service you are pointing your domain to, DNS can/might has changed. Always check the hosts official page to verify the records.