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How to connect my Gandi.net domain with Short.io
How to connect my Gandi.net domain with Short.io
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Written by Andy Kostenko
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Gandi.net is a domain registrar, where you can buy an available domain or subdomain name. Gandi provides many domain names up to 700 extensions.

For shortening links in Short.io, you have to add your domain name or, if you do not have a domain, you can acquire one from Short.io or any domain registrar. The advantage of buying a domain from Short.io is that the domain will be active at once.

If you acquire a domain from the registrar, you have to follow some activation steps.
Learn the instruction below on how to add a Gandi domain to Short.io account.

Gandi configurations

  1. Sign in to your Gandi account and buy an available domain.

  2. Click on Domain in the left side options panel:

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  3. Click on your domain name:

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  4. Click on DNS records:

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  5. If you configure:

    • a domain — delete all unnecessary records of the domain:

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    • a subdomain — do not delete the records of the domain you already own

  6. Click on Add:

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  7. Add one record:

    • Type: A

    • Value: 207.174.61.1

Short.io configurations

  1. Sign in to your Short.io account.

  2. Click on Add domain and then on Add own domain:

  3. Enter your domain name and click on This is empty short domain (sub-domain) just for links:

  4. Click on Add domain.

  5. Open the Domain settings and check if the domain is in status Active:

Important note: If the domain is Inactive then wait for a few hours and click on Refresh to check if the status has changed.

You will receive an email from the Short.io team informing you that the domain is now configured. Feel free to shorten your links and enjoy Short.io.

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