How do I connect my Brownrice registered domain to Wix?

Do you have a domain registered through Brownrice, but want to point that domain to a Wix-hosted third party website?  This is how:

Step 1: Add the domain to your Wix account

Before updating the DNS settings in your domain host account, go to Domains in your Wix account and add the domain.

Note: Before you proceed with Step 2, if you are using this domain for email you will first need to ensure that your MX records are properly setup within Wix.  If Brownrice is your email provider, our MX records can be found here.   You can setup those MX records within Wix as outlined here.

If you aren't using the domain for email (and don't have any other custom DNS records), then proceed to Step2.

Step 2: Find your new nameservers within Wix:

You need to find your new nameservers within Wix.  This is easily done, but you will need to Login to Wix:

1. Login to Wix, here.
2. Navigate to this page, which will display your Wix nameservers.
3. Copy the nameservers within the Wix Name Servers Widget (or keep this page open in a different page), you will need those for Step 3.

Step 3: Point your domain's nameservers to Wix:

Once the domain has been added within Wix and the appropriate MX records setup (only if you use the domain for email), the rest is done through the Brownrice Dashboard.

1. Login to the Brownrice Dashboard.

2. Navigate to the "Domains" tab:


3. Click the green "Manage" button next to the domain that you are connecting to Wix:


4. Click on the "DNS Servers" button on the right hand side:


5. Click on the "Edit DNS Servers button in the bottom right hand corner:


6. Enter your Wix Provided nameservers from Step 2 above:

Do not just copy the nameservers from the above screenshot.  You must get your personal Wix nameservers by following the steps outlined in Step 2. above.

7. Click the red "Save" button to save your new Wix nameservers.

8. Once this is done you will need to allow up to 48 hours for the nameserver change to propagate - so please be patient!

 

That's it!  You've just successfully pointed your domain to Wix via their recommended "Nameserver pointing" method.  More info can be found here outlining this method as well as the other methods of pointing to Wix:

Pointing vs. Name Servers Domain Connection Methods

Connecting a Domain to Wix Using the Pointing Method

Connecting a Domain to the Wix Name Servers

 

If any of this is overwhelming, or you just want us to handle this for you, we can do so for a 1-time $59 service charge.  We'll need a support request from you including your Wix login info as well as the domain that you wish to connect to Wix.