DNS connects your domain name to the servers that run your website and email. Two things matter:
- Nameservers — designate which DNS provider controls your domain.
- Records — the individual entries on those nameservers: your website's address (A/CNAME records), where your email is delivered (MX records), and ownership-verification codes used by services like Google Workspace (TXT records).
Don't change your nameservers — or update any DNS records — without coordinating with Bibliopolis first. Switching nameservers hands your domain's entire DNS to us, including email. If your domain already has email or other services on it (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Rackspace, etc.) and the nameservers change before we've recreated those records, that service will stop working.
Two ways to connect your domain to Bibliopolis
- Let Bibliopolis manage your DNS (recommended for most sites). Point your domain's nameservers to NS1.BIBLIOPOLIS.COM and NS2.BIBLIOPOLIS.COM, and from then on we handle every record for you — including recreating your existing email and TXT records before the switch.
- Manage DNS yourself. Keep DNS at your current registrar or provider and add the specific records we give you. Follow the Website DNS Setup Guide.
How long changes take
Most DNS changes are visible within a few hours, though it can take up to 48 hours for every network worldwide to catch up. That's why we ask you to coordinate changes with us ahead of time — so we can watch for problems while the old and new records are both still circulating.
Coordinating a service like Google Workspace? See Moving Your Email to Google Workspace for a record-by-record example of how that works in practice, including a TXT verification record.