How to Set Up DNS Records When Using Squarespace for Your Domain

🔧 How to Set Up DNS Records When Using Squarespace for Your Domain

If your domain is hosted on Squarespace but your website or app (like Rent Flow Solutions) is hosted elsewhere, you’ll need to update your DNS records so everything points to the correct location. This guide walks you through how to do that safely.

🪜 Step 1: Access Your Domain Settings

Log in to your Squarespace account.
Go to the Domains section.
Find the domain you’re working with — for example, rfsonboarding.com.
Click on it, then select DNS Settings.

🌐 Step 2: Add Custom Records

Scroll down to Custom Records.
You’ll be adding a few CNAME records (for subdomains) and one A Record (for the root domain).

🧩 Step 3: Add Your CNAME Records

Most of your subdomains (like purchase.rfsonboarding.com or email.rfsonboarding.com) use CNAME records.

Click Add Record
Choose CNAME as the type
In the Host field, enter the subdomain (e.g., purchase)
In the Data or Points To field, enter:
```
sites.ludicrous.cloud
```
Click Save

💡 Tip:
You can create as many subdomains as you need — just repeat this process with a different host name (e.g., email, portal, app, etc.).

🏠 Step 4: Add the A Record

The A Record connects your main domain (without “www”) to the new website.

Add another record
Choose A as the type
Set the Host to @
Set the IP Address to:
```
162.159.140.166
```
Click Save

⚠️ Important: Don’t Connect Too Early

If your current website is still live (for example, on Squarespace), do not yet connect your A Record or WWW CNAME.
Doing so will make your existing site go dark.

Wait until Rent Flow Solutions or your new web host confirms that your new site is ready before pointing these records live.

✅ Step 5: Confirm Everything

Once your A Record and CNAMEs are added:

Use a DNS checker tool (like dnschecker.org) to verify propagation.
Confirm that your subdomains load correctly.
Then, once you’re ready for the new site to launch, connect your www CNAME to the same destination.

💬 Summary

Record Type	Host	Points To / IP	Notes
CNAME	purchase	sites.ludicrous.cloud	Subdomain (purchase.rfsonboarding.com)
CNAME	email	sites.ludicrous.cloud	Optional additional subdomain
A	@	162.159.140.166	Root domain (rfsonboarding.com)
CNAME	www	sites.ludicrous.cloud	Connect only when ready to go live