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# How to Change Your Nameservers in Squarespace

Point your Squarespace domain to your AgentFire website by changing its nameservers, what to check before you do, and how long it takes.

To put your AgentFire website on your domain, your domain's **nameservers** need to point to AgentFire. Nameservers tell the internet where your domain's settings live. Your domain stays registered with Squarespace, and you keep paying for it there.

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**Use the exact nameservers we sent you for your domain.** They're different for each domain, so don't copy them from another article, another website or your own Cloudflare account. If you don't have them, email <support@agentfire.com> and we'll send them.
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## Before you start

Change your nameservers only once we've told you your website is ready to go live.

If your email or anything else uses this domain (for example, <you@yourdomain.com> with Google Workspace, or a subdomain for another tool), email <support@agentfire.com> **before** you change anything, so we can copy your email settings over first. Squarespace doesn't move your email records over for you, so without this your email can stop working.

Once you switch, the records in your Squarespace DNS settings stop working, and the domain disconnects from any Squarespace website.

## Change the nameservers

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### Open your domain

Sign in to Squarespace and open your **Domains** dashboard. Click the domain you're connecting to AgentFire.
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### Go to Domain Nameservers

Click **DNS**, then **Domain Nameservers**, then **Use Custom Nameservers**.
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### Confirm it's you

Enter your Squarespace password, or use your two-factor code, and click **Continue**. When Squarespace asks to turn off DNSSEC, click **Continue**.
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### Enter AgentFire's nameservers

Enter the two nameservers we sent you in **Nameserver 1** and **Nameserver 2**. Remove any other nameservers so only these two are left.
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### Save

Click **Save**.
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### Let us know

Email <support@agentfire.com> to say the change is done, and we'll check that your website is working.
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Squarespace says it can take up to 48 hours for the new nameservers to work. Squarespace's own guide is [Review, change, or reset your domain's nameservers](https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404183898125-Review-change-or-reset-your-domain-s-nameservers).

## After the change

Your website runs on AgentFire's Cloudflare network, which keeps it fast and protected. Once your nameservers point to us, other settings like email records are added by our team, not in Squarespace. See [How to Add or Change DNS Records on Your Domain](/launch/redirects-and-dns-management/how-to-add-or-change-dns-records.md).

## Common Questions

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<summary>I need to add records for my email or another tool. Do I change my nameservers?</summary>

No. Changing nameservers is only for connecting your website. Email <support@agentfire.com> with the records the other service gave you (type, host and value), and we'll add them.

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<summary>My site stopped working.</summary>

Check your nameservers in Squarespace still match the pair we sent you, and that your domain hasn't expired. An expired domain's nameservers can switch to Squarespace's, so check them again after you renew. If everything looks right and your site is still down, email <support@agentfire.com> anyway.

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<summary>My domain moved from Google Domains to Squarespace. Do I need to do anything?</summary>

Check **Domain Nameservers** in Squarespace still shows our two nameservers. If it shows Squarespace's, change them back with the steps above.

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<summary>Can I connect my site with an A record or IP address instead?</summary>

No. AgentFire websites connect through nameservers.

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<summary>I'm leaving AgentFire. What happens if I change my nameservers away?</summary>

Your AgentFire website goes offline on that domain as soon as the change takes effect. Changing nameservers does **not** cancel your subscription. Email <support@agentfire.com> **before** you change anything: we'll handle the cancellation and send you a copy of your current DNS settings (including email) for your new host.

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