Nexcess Knowledge Base

A list of types of DNS records and their respective functions.

Learn how to repoint your domain name to Nexcess nameservers; this incurs no additional charge.

A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a block of encrypted text created on the server that will use an SSL certificate. A Certificate Authority (CA) will use the CSR to create your SSL certificate.

Common questions and answers relating to domain registration.

How Nexcess clients on non-cloud accounts can use the SiteWorx Remote Setup feature to disable local mail delivery.

Learn how to use SiteWorx to enable SpamAssassin and configure its rules for handling spam.

Learn how to purchase standard SSL certificates through the Nexcess website, though this is not the preferred method for existing Nexcess clients.

Basic settings for use with IMAP and POP email clients and links to detailed instructions for many popular choices.

Learn how to use the Gmail Mail Fetcher/Google Mail Fetcher feature to send and receive email for your domain. Only the POP3 email protocol is supported, and the IMAP email protocol is not supported.

Overview of DNS propagation and how to use the Nexcess Global DNS checker to verify propagation of your recently migrated site.