If you have a domain name registered with us here at redIT you have the option of having the domain automatically renewed for you before it is due to expire.

If you do not wish to have Auto Renewal enabled we will still eMail you 60 days before the domain is due to expire giving you time to either renew the domain with us or to move the domain to a different registrar if you should wish to do so.

To enable or disable Domain Auto Renewal please follow these steps:

1> From within the redIT Customer Portal click on the ‘Domains’ box

2> From the ‘My Domains’ page click on the down arrow next to the spanner on the domain that you are wanting to enable/disable Auto Renewal for, and then click on the ‘Auto Renewal Status’

3> Depending on the current status of the ‘Auto Renewal’ you will either have the option to ‘Enable Auto Renew’ or the option to ‘Disable Auto Renew’

Once Auto Renewal is enabled we will still eMail to inform you that the Domain is due for renewal, but once we get to the raising of an invoice for your domain renewal we will automatically attempt to take payment from your preferred payment option.

If you have your domain name registered with a different provider but are using redIT for your hosting services you may want to change the Name Servers of your domain to use the redIT Name Servers.

This way if you are using Lets Encrypt to issue you with an SSL Certificate it can all be automated for you and you will not have to make manual changes to your DNS records.

The redIT Name Servers you should be using are:

You will then be able to make changes as needed to your Domains DNS records via the redIT Hosting Control Panel

If you have a domain name registered with WordPress.com because you used to have your website hosted with WordPress.com and are now moving to a WordPress.org site you will need to update your Domain DNS records within the WordPress.com system to use the redIT servers.

NOTE: If you are planning to migrate your domain to redIT we would still recommend that you update your DNS settings with WordPress.com first to allow for a seamless migration.

The first step in changing the DNS settings for your domain hosted with WordPress.com is to access your WordPress.com account at https://www.wordpress.com/log-in

Once you are logged into your WordPress.com account click on the ‘My Site’ button in the top left corner of the dashboard page.

Once the ‘My Site’ menu has loaded click on the ‘Manage’ menu heading and then on the ‘Domains’ menu item.

From within the ‘Site Domains’ page, you should be able to find the domain name for your website that you are looking to update the DNS settings for. At the right of the domain row are three dots click on this and from the menu that opens click on ‘Edit Settings’.

You should now click on the ‘Change your name servers & DNS records’ button from within the middle of the page.

At this stage we are only looking to update the DNS Records for your website so that your WordPress.org version now loads for your visitors. So on the next screen click on the ‘DNS Records’ option.

On the ‘DNS Records’ page, you will need for find any records that are either of the type ‘A’ or ‘CNAME’ that can be deleted.

This is done by clicking on the ‘Bin’ icon at the end of the record that you wish to remove.

You will now need to add the new DNS Records into the bottom section of the page to replace the records that have just been removed.

The rules that you will need to add are:

Type	Name	Points To
A	@	The IPv4 Address of your redIT Shared Hosting Web Server
A	www	The IPv4 Address of your redIT Shared Hosting Web Server
AAAA	@	The IPv6 Address of your redIT Shared Hosting Web Server
AAAA	www	The IPv6 Address of your redIT Shared Hosting Web Server

To get the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses you will need to log into the redIT Shared Hosting portal (FAQ Link) and from the left hand menu under the ‘WWW’ menu item click on ‘WWW-domains’

The IPv4 and IPv6 (if enabled) are split by a ‘,’ and the IPv4 address will be all numbers whereas the IPv6 address will be a mix of numbers and lower case letters.

Once you have made these changes to your records via the WordPress.com system you will need to wait for them to be updated globally. You can check these changes via the following site:

https://www.whatsmydns.net/

You already own a domain name but its currently registered with a
different Domain Name Registrar and you would now like to move this
registration to us at redIT.

This can be done via a Domain Transfer request which you will need to log into your redIT Customer Portal Account at https://www.redit.co.uk/portal/ 

Once you are logged in from the top menu select the ‘Domains’ menu item and then click on the ‘Transfer Domains to Us’ option.

On the following screen you will be asked to enter the domain name that you are looking to Transfer to redIT along with an Authorisation Code you do not need for any of the .uk Domains.

You can now click on  the ‘Add to Cart’ button you will now be shown
the ‘Domain Configuration’ screen where you are required to ensure that
the details passed to the UK Registration Authority are correct.

If you are hosting your website with us or we have already created a
Domain DNS File for you please make sure that the Name Servers are set
to:

cp.redithosting.co.uk

name0.redithosting.co.uk

name1.redithosting.co.uk

If however, you have your web site or services with a different provider please make sure that you change the Nameserver entries to reflect this.

Please review the details and click ‘Checkout’ there is no fee or
automatic domain renewal for transferring an of the .uk domains.

The final step is to let you old Domain Registrar know that you are
transferring your .uk Domain Name to a new provider some allow you to do
this via their control panels but most require you to contact them
either by eMail or Phone.

Whichever way you are required to contact them you will be asked for the TAG of your new registrar.

The tag for redIT is – REDIT

Nominet the .uk domain name registration authority require that everyone
that owns or registers a .uk domain name be made aware of and agree to
the Nominet .uk Domain Name Terms and Conditions.

As per the
redIT Terms Of Service when you buy a .uk Domain name through us you are
also agreeing to the Nominet .uk Domain Name Terms and Conditions, a
full copy of these terms and conditions can be found on the Nominet web
site at

https://www.nominet.uk/resources/policy/policies-rules/