Point domain to Shopify

NOTE: Forwarding with URL masking should not be used. This setting causes problems with the checkout process and will prevent your customers from being able to check out
Official Shopify dns page:

http://docs.shopify.com/manual/settings/domains/third-party-domains/general-instructions

 DNS Settings:

DOMAIN CONFIGURATION
TWO LEVELS
(E.G. MYWEBSITE.COM)		 point A-record (IP address) to 23.227.38.32
THREE OR MORE LEVELS
(E.G. WWW.MYWEBSITE.COM)		 point CNAME record to “shops.myshopify.com”

 On the Dreamhost Side:

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: 23.227.38.32

Name: www

Type:   Cname

Value: shops.myshopify.com

 

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.