🌐 Connect Your Own Domain

Show your MiniShop on your own web address — e.g. www.yourshop.co.za

Before you start

  • You need a domain you already own (e.g. bought from Afrihost, Domains.co.za, xneelo, HostAfrica, GoDaddy etc.).
  • You need the login details for where you bought it.
  • Your shop will use the www version of your domain: www.yourshop.co.za

Step 1 — Choose “My own domain” on your MiniShop

  1. Go to Create / Update My MiniShop (log in first).
  2. Go through the steps to Step 6 — Address.
  3. Choose 🌐 My own domain and type your domain, starting with www. (e.g. www.yourshop.co.za).
  4. Click Create / Update My MiniShop. You’ll see the setting to add in Step 2.

Step 2 — Add one DNS record at your domain provider

Log in where you bought your domain, find DNS settings (sometimes called DNS management, Zone editor or Manage DNS) and add this record:

Type Name / Host Points to / Value / Target
CNAME www shops.minissite.co.za
💡 If there is already a www record (often an A record or a CNAME to your old website), edit or delete it first — you can’t have two www records.
💡 Some providers want the full name: if “www” doesn’t work, type www.yourshop.co.za. Leave TTL on the default.

Step 3 — Wait a little, then check

Most domains go live within 30 minutes, but it can take up to 24 hours. Your secure padlock (https) is set up automatically.

Go back to your MiniShop page — it shows ⏳ Waiting or 🔒 Live. Your free MiniShop link keeps working the whole time.

Optional — make yourshop.co.za (without www) work too

Most providers have a Domain forwarding / Redirect option. Forward yourshop.co.za to https://www.yourshop.co.za. Then customers can type it either way.

Where to find DNS settings

Menu names change from time to time — look for “DNS” if you can’t find the exact wording.

Afrihost

Log in to ClientZone → select your domain → DNS / Manage DNS → add a CNAME record: Name www, Value shops.minissite.co.za.

Domains.co.za

Log in → My Domains → choose your domain → Manage DNS → add a CNAME record: Host www, Points to shops.minissite.co.za.

xneelo (Hetzner SA)

Log in to konsoleH → select your domain → DNS / Edit DNS → add a CNAME record for www pointing to shops.minissite.co.za.

HostAfrica

Client area → Domains → My Domains → Manage → DNS Management → add CNAME: Host www, Address shops.minissite.co.za.

GoDaddy

My Products → your domain → DNS → Add New Record → Type CNAME, Name www, Value shops.minissite.co.za.

cPanel hosting (most other providers)

Log in to cPanel → Zone Editor → Manage (next to your domain) → Add Record → Type CNAME, Name www.yourshop.co.za, Record shops.minissite.co.za.

Cloudflare

DNS → Records → Add record → Type CNAME, Name www, Target shops.minissite.co.za, and set Proxy status to DNS only (grey cloud).

Need help?

💬 Stuck? WhatsApp us your domain name and where you bought it — we’ll help you get connected.

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