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title: "Domains"
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# Domains

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## Hosts

- [Host types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acf006a6-f69b-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4): Testing hosts look like this: yoursitename.dpg.cc yoursitename.dpg.cx

## Your Own Domain

- [Registering](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/794891a8-ac1e-11e2-84df-f23c91703874): There are many places on the internet to register domain names. The most important things are that you register the name yourself, that way you always have full…
- [Ask DPG support to configure a domain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/72bbc7e0-cbce-11e7-8025-d28524ac7d86): We know that configuring your domain can be a confusing and technical process. Every domain registrar has their own individual interface, so it can prove diffic…

## DNS Records

- [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d5598eb2-ac59-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): To add your own domain name to your Digital Photo Gallery website:
- [Verification](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5b1c6f42-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): If you've just set up your domain with Digital Photo Gallery it's possible that you'll see a Domain Set Up In Progress screen when you first try to visit you si…

### Registrars

- [1&1](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4290c79e-ae52-11e2-88a9-f23c91703874): From your domain control panel you should configure the following nameservers. ns1.digitalphotogallery.com ns2.digitalphotogallery.com ns3.digitalphotogallery.c…
- [GoDaddy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fbb9f5f6-ae52-11e2-88a9-f23c91703874): To add your own domain name to your Digital Photo Gallery website:

## SSL Certificates

- [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3f344350-cb21-11e7-a677-02616046d57b): DPG provides free SSL certificates to all users on our to make their sites secure.
- [Switching from HTTP to HTTPS](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7b1e894c-74e4-11ef-9b98-62b0c3f45a7c): As of 2024, DPG offers free SSL certificates for all newly added domains for accounts on our .

## Admin

- [Primary domain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cfd10f50-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): The link to visit your site from the admin is set to the first address in your list of domains.
- [Moving domains between sites](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eed2f24c-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): If you've redesigned one of your DPG sites, you may need to move the host address from the old site to the new one.

## Resources

- [OpenDNS Cache Check](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/116112e4-ac5b-11e2-a502-d49a20fffecc): Once you've made DNS changes it may take a while for them to show up on your computer.
- [intodns.com](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/125e8082-ac5b-11e2-a842-d49a20fffecc): http://intodns.com/ Check the status of your domain.