When you're ready to go live, you'll need to point your domain (or a subdomain) to your Reservety website. This guide covers all three options and includes step-by-step instructions for the most popular domain providers.
Before choosing an option, it helps to understand the difference between a free email address and a professional business email. Many rental business owners use a personal Gmail or Yahoo address for their business — but there's a big difference when it comes to customer trust.
Free / Personal Email
mikesrentals@gmail.com
Uses a free provider. Customers can't verify this belongs to a real business. Looks unprofessional on invoices, emails, and your website.
Professional Business Email
mike@mikesrentals.com
Uses your own domain name. Builds trust and credibility with customers. Looks professional on every touchpoint.
A professional business email uses your domain name (the same one as your website). For example, if your website is mikesrentals.com, your email would be something like mike@mikesrentals.com or info@mikesrentals.com.
Why does this matter? Email hosting is tied to your domain's DNS records. If you change your nameservers to Reservety (Option A), we can set up professional email for you. If you already have business email through Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or another provider, you should use Option B instead so your email keeps working.
Option A
Change Nameservers (Full Domain Transfer)
Choose this if you want Reservety to manage your website and email hosting. This is the simplest option — you only need to change two settings at your domain registrar.
Best for: Businesses that don't currently have a professional email set up, or businesses that want us to handle everything including email.
Log in to your domain registrar (the company where you bought your domain) and change the nameservers to:
Nameserver
Value
Nameserver 1
ns1.rentyshop.com
Nameserver 2
ns2.rentyshop.com
Important: Changing nameservers will transfer all DNS control to Reservety, including email. If you already have a professional business email hosted somewhere else (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail, etc.), do not use this option — your email will stop working. Use Option B instead.
After you update the nameservers, changes typically take 15 minutes to 48 hours to fully propagate across the internet. During this time, your site may be intermittently available.
Option B
Change A Records (Keep Your Email Provider)
Choose this if you already have business email hosted with a provider like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho, or any other service. By only changing A records, your email (MX records) stays untouched and keeps working perfectly.
Best for: Businesses that already use Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or any other email service with their domain and want to keep it running.
Log in to your domain registrar's DNS management panel. You need to create (or update) four A records — two for your main domain and two for the www subdomain:
Type
Host / Name
Value / Points to
A
@
51.81.93.142
A
@
51.81.245.14
A
www
51.81.93.142
A
www
51.81.245.14
What does @ mean? The @ symbol represents your root domain (e.g., mikesrentals.com without any prefix). Some providers use @, others leave the host field blank, and some require you to type the full domain name. See the provider-specific instructions below.
If your domain already has existing A records pointing somewhere else, you'll need to delete or replace them with the values above. Leave all other record types (MX, TXT, CNAME, etc.) untouched — those handle your email and other services.
Option C
Subdomain Integration (Add Rentals to an Existing Website)
Choose this if you already have a website you want to keep and you'd like your Reservety booking page to live on a subdomain like rentals.yourdomain.com or book.yourdomain.com.
Best for: Businesses that already have a main website (on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, etc.) and want to add their rental storefront as a subdomain.
First, decide on a subdomain name. The most common choices are:
Subdomain Example
Good For
rentals.yourdomain.com
General rental businesses
book.yourdomain.com
Booking-focused businesses
reserve.yourdomain.com
Reservation-focused businesses
shop.yourdomain.com
If you sell + rent products
Once you've picked a subdomain name, create the following A records in your domain's DNS settings. In this example, we'll use rentals as the subdomain:
Type
Host / Name
Value / Points to
A
rentals
51.81.93.142
A
rentals
51.81.245.14
A
www.rentals
51.81.93.142
A
www.rentals
51.81.245.14
Replace rentals with whatever subdomain name you chose. For example, if you picked book.yourdomain.com, the host values would be book and www.book.
Your main website and email will remain completely unaffected since you're only adding new DNS records for the subdomain.
Provider-Specific Instructions
Click on your domain provider below for step-by-step instructions. These steps work for all three options above — just use the values from the option you chose.
Namecheap
To change nameservers (Option A):
Log in to your Namecheap account and go to Domain List.
Click Manage next to your domain.
Find the Nameservers section and select Custom DNS from the dropdown.
Enter ns1.rentyshop.com in the first field and ns2.rentyshop.com in the second field.
Click the green checkmark to save.
To change A records (Option B or C):
Log in to your Namecheap account and go to Domain List.
Click Manage next to your domain.
Click the Advanced DNS tab.
If there are existing A records for @ or www, delete them by clicking the trash icon.
Click Add New Record. Select A Record as the type.
For Host, enter @. For Value, enter 51.81.93.142. Click the checkmark to save.
Repeat and add another A record: Host = @, Value = 51.81.245.14.
Add two more A records for www: Host = www, Value = 51.81.93.142 and Host = www, Value = 51.81.245.14.
For subdomain setup (Option C), use your subdomain name instead of @ (e.g., rentals) and add www.rentals records as well.
GoDaddy
To change nameservers (Option A):
Log in to your GoDaddy account and go to My Products.
Find your domain and click DNS or Manage DNS.
Scroll down to the Nameservers section and click Change.
Select Enter my own nameservers (advanced).
Enter ns1.rentyshop.com and ns2.rentyshop.com.
Click Save. GoDaddy may ask you to confirm — click Continue.
To change A records (Option B or C):
Log in to your GoDaddy account and go to My Products.
Find your domain and click DNS or Manage DNS.
In the DNS Records section, find any existing A records for @. Click the pencil icon to edit.
Change the Value to 51.81.93.142 and click Save.
Click Add to create a new record. Type = A, Name = @, Value = 51.81.245.14. Click Save.
Do the same for www: edit the existing www A record to 51.81.93.142, then add a new one with 51.81.245.14.
For subdomain setup (Option C), use your subdomain name (e.g., rentals) in the Name field instead of @.
Wix
Note: If you purchased your domain through Wix, Wix acts as your domain registrar. However, if you only built your website on Wix but bought your domain elsewhere (Namecheap, GoDaddy, etc.), you need to make DNS changes at the original registrar, not in Wix.
To change nameservers (Option A):
Log in to your Wix account and go to Domains (in the account menu, not the site editor).
Click the three-dot menu next to your domain and select Manage DNS Records.
Click the DNS Records tab, then click Edit next to Nameservers.
Select Edit nameservers manually.
Replace the existing nameservers with ns1.rentyshop.com and ns2.rentyshop.com.
Click Save.
To change A records (Option B or C):
Log in to your Wix account and go to Domains.
Click the three-dot menu next to your domain and select Manage DNS Records.
In the A (Host) section, remove any existing A records pointing to Wix servers.
Click Add Record. Set Host Name to @ (or leave blank), Value to 51.81.93.142.
Add another A record: Host = @, Value = 51.81.245.14.
Find any existing CNAME record for www and delete it. Then add two A records for www pointing to 51.81.93.142 and 51.81.245.14.
For subdomain setup (Option C), add A records with your subdomain name (e.g., rentals) in the Host Name field.
Squarespace (formerly Google Domains) & Square Online
Google Domains customers: Google Domains was acquired by Squarespace in 2023. If you originally registered your domain through Google Domains, your domain is now managed through Squarespace. Log in at domains.squarespace.com.
To change nameservers (Option A):
Log in to Squarespace Domains (domains.squarespace.com).
Click on your domain name.
Click DNS in the left sidebar, then Nameservers.
Switch to Custom nameservers.
Enter ns1.rentyshop.com and ns2.rentyshop.com.
Click Save.
To change A records (Option B or C):
Log in to Squarespace Domains and click on your domain.
Click DNS in the left sidebar, then DNS Settings.
Remove any existing A records for @ or www.
Click Add Record. Type = A, Host = @, Data = 51.81.93.142.
Add another: Type = A, Host = @, Data = 51.81.245.14.
Add two more for www: Type = A, Host = www, Data = 51.81.93.142 and 51.81.245.14.
For subdomain setup (Option C), enter your subdomain name in the Host field (e.g., rentals).
Square Online note: If you use Square Online (the POS/e-commerce platform, not Squarespace), domains bought through Square are managed at squareup.com. Go to Online → Domains → Manage and look for DNS Settings or Advanced Settings. The A record setup is the same.
Cloudflare
Important: Cloudflare's proxy (orange cloud) can interfere with your SSL certificate. Make sure the proxy toggle is set to DNS only (gray cloud) for the A records pointing to Reservety.
To change A records (Option B or C):
Log in to Cloudflare and select your domain.
Click DNS in the left sidebar.
Delete any existing A records for @ (shown as your domain name) and www.
Click Add Record. Type = A, Name = @, IPv4 address = 51.81.93.142. Set Proxy status to DNS only (gray cloud). Click Save.
Add another: Type = A, Name = @, IPv4 = 51.81.245.14, Proxy = DNS only.
Add two more for www with the same IP addresses and DNS only proxy.
For subdomain setup (Option C), use your subdomain name in the Name field (e.g., rentals).
Nameserver changes: If you want to use Option A with a domain on Cloudflare, you would need to change the nameservers at your original registrar (where you bought the domain), not in Cloudflare. Cloudflare itself acts as a DNS provider, not a registrar (unless you used Cloudflare Registrar).
Network Solutions
To change nameservers (Option A):
Log in to your Network Solutions account.
Click Manage Account, then My Domain Names.
Select your domain and click Manage.
Click Change Where Domain Points, then DNS Manager.
Under Nameservers, select I'll enter my own nameservers.
Enter ns1.rentyshop.com and ns2.rentyshop.com. Click Save Changes.
To change A records (Option B or C):
Navigate to DNS Manager for your domain (same path as above).
Click Manage Advanced DNS Records.
Under A Records, delete existing entries for @ and www.
Add new A records with the IP addresses 51.81.93.142 and 51.81.245.14 for both @ and www (or your subdomain name for Option C).
Click Save Changes.
After You Make Changes
DNS changes don't happen instantly. Here's what to expect:
Change Type
Typical Wait Time
A record changes
15 minutes to 4 hours
Nameserver changes
1 to 48 hours (usually within a few hours)
During propagation, some visitors may see your old site while others see the new one. This is normal and resolves on its own.
SSL certificate: After your domain is pointed to us, we'll automatically set up a free SSL certificate so your site loads securely with https://. This usually happens within minutes of DNS propagation completing. You don't need to do anything.
Once your DNS changes have propagated, continue with the next step to finalize the connection in your Reservety dashboard.
Final Step: Connect Your Domain in Reservety
After you've updated your DNS settings at your domain provider, you need to tell Reservety about your domain. This is what actually links your domain to your rental website.
1
Log in to your Reservety account at reservety.com/my-account.
2
In the left sidebar, click Domain Settings.
3
You'll see a Connect Domain section with an input field that starts with www. — type your domain name after it (e.g., type mikesrentals.com so it reads www.mikesrentals.com). For subdomain setups, enter the full subdomain (e.g., rentals.mikesrentals.com).
4
Click the Connect Domain button.
If everything is set up correctly, no error message will appear. Your domain will be connected and fully live within 15 minutes to 2 hours.
If there's an error, the system will show you what went wrong. This usually means your DNS records haven't propagated yet or were entered incorrectly. Double-check your A records or nameservers at your domain provider, wait a bit longer for propagation, and try again.
Set Up Professional Business Email (Optional)
If you chose Option A (nameservers) and want professional email addresses like info@yourdomain.com, you can create them directly from your Reservety dashboard. You can create up to 10 email addresses.
Your website must be live first. You can only create email accounts after your domain is fully connected and your site is live. If you just connected your domain, wait until it's active before creating email accounts.
Creating Your Email Accounts
1
Log in to your Reservety account at reservety.com/my-account.
2
In the left sidebar, click Email Settings.
3
In the Email Address fields, enter the email addresses you want to create. Use the format name@yourdomain.com — for example: info@mikesrentals.com, john@mikesrentals.com, or support@mikesrentals.com.
4
Click Save. You will receive an email at your admin email address with the password and login instructions for each email account you created.
Checking Your Email (Webmail)
The easiest way to check your new email is through webmail in your browser. No software to install.
1
Open your browser and go to yourdomain.com/webmail (replace with your actual domain — e.g., mikesrentals.com/webmail). You can also use mail.yourdomain.com.
2
Enter your full email address (e.g., info@mikesrentals.com) and the password from the email you received.
3
Choose Roundcube as your webmail client (it's the most user-friendly option). You'll see a familiar email inbox where you can read, send, and organize emails.
Set Up Email on Your Phone or Desktop
You can also add your business email to the Mail app on your iPhone, Android phone, or to Outlook / Thunderbird on your computer. Use these settings:
Incoming Mail (IMAP)
Servermail.yourdomain.com
Port993
SecuritySSL/TLS
UsernameYour full email address
PasswordFrom setup email
Outgoing Mail (SMTP)
Servermail.yourdomain.com
Port465
SecuritySSL/TLS
UsernameYour full email address
PasswordFrom setup email
Replace mail.yourdomain.com with your actual domain (e.g., mail.mikesrentals.com). Your username is always your full email address, not just the part before the @.
iPhone / iPad Setup
Open Settings and tap Mail (or Accounts on newer iOS versions).
Tap Add Account, then select Other.
Tap Add Mail Account.
Enter your name, full email address, password, and a description (e.g., "Work Email"). Tap Next.
Select IMAP at the top.
Under Incoming Mail Server: Host Name = mail.yourdomain.com, Username = your full email, Password = your password.
Under Outgoing Mail Server: Host Name = mail.yourdomain.com, Username = your full email, Password = your password.
Tap Next. iOS will verify the settings. Once verified, tap Save.
Android (Gmail App) Setup
Open the Gmail app and tap your profile icon in the top right.
Tap Add another account, then select Other.
Enter your full email address and tap Next.
Select Personal (IMAP).
Enter your password and tap Next.
For Incoming server: enter mail.yourdomain.com, Port = 993, Security = SSL/TLS.
For Outgoing server: enter mail.yourdomain.com, Port = 465, Security = SSL/TLS.
Tap Next and complete the setup. Your email will start syncing.
Outlook (Desktop) Setup
Open Outlook and go to File → Add Account.
Enter your full email address and click Advanced options. Check Let me set up my account manually.
Click Connect, then select IMAP.
For Incoming mail: Server = mail.yourdomain.com, Port = 993, Encryption = SSL/TLS.
For Outgoing mail: Server = mail.yourdomain.com, Port = 465, Encryption = SSL/TLS.
Enter your password and click Connect. Outlook will test the connection and finish setup.
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