Nexcess Knowledge Base

When migrating your website or starting up a new one, the nextmp.net domain allows Nexcess clients to view and test their website prior to going live with their official domain name.

Where to find and how to change your DNS records from your Nexcess Client Portal.

How to preview and test your website after migration without waiting for DNS propagation, which can take several days.

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.

How Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) servers can use SiteWorx to add, edit, and delete DNS records.

Brazilian domains made simple — get your .COM.BR domain registered in 24 hours or less with OpenSRS.

How Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) accounts can add secondary domains to their service.

Getting an SSL certificate first requires you to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), and some require you to specify “domain.com” or “www.domain.com” as the common name of your website.

Learn about Domain Control Validation (DCV). By email, DNS record, and file authorization are the three methods Nexcess clients can use to send DCVs to Comodo when registering SSL certificates.