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Setting Up Your CNAME with BlueHost

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NOTE: Before you add a CNAME to your

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domain, you may want to read our full guide about 1st Party Tracking.

Setting Up Your CNAME with BlueHost

Before you get started, you'll want to double-check which of the two account management interfaces your Bluehost account is listed under. Take a look at the different panels within Bluehost here: Rock (BlueRock) vs Legacy Control Panels. 

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1. Log in

    to your BlueHost account

2. Click on the Domains link from the navigation menu, then click on Zone Editor. A new page will appear. 

3. Select the root domain (that you'll be using for Ingenious) from the dropdown menu.

4. Locate the Add DNS Record section. Fill in the form fields as follows:

   • Within the Host Record field, enter only the subdomain of the address you want to use for your tracking domain (iei.e. if your domain in sdfds22.website.com, the Host Record value in Bluehost will be sdfds22).  

   • TTL can be left as-is or set to 14400. 

5. Select CNAME from the Type dropdown

6. Paste in the the target CNAME url you received from Ingenious as the Points To value

7. Click the Add Record button.

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