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# How to update DNS on 123-reg?

After purchasing our hosting account, you will receive a welcome email message from us. It will contain our nameservers, and you will need to update your domain nameservers to ours.

If your domain is registered on 123-Reg, you should follow this tutorial to update the Nameservers of your Domain to our Nameservers.

# Here's how to update DNS on 123-reg

1. Open the 123-reg.co.uk website and click on Control Panel. It will show you a login form.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/controlpanel-123-reg.gif)

2. Enter the username and password of your 123-reg account and click the Log-in button.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/login-123-reg.gif)

3. After a successful login, select the appropriate domain from the dropdown list and then click the Manage button.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/123-reg-manage.gif)

4. Scroll down to the Advanced domain settings and click on Change Nameservers ([DNS](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/what-is-the-domain-name-system-or-dns-oen40o/?bust=1784819338957)).

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/domain-select-123-reg.gif)

5. Enter your Nameservers in field 1 and field 2 and click on Update.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/edit-ns-123-reg.gif)

You will see a success message.

Note: It may take anywhere from 12 to 24 hours for the changes to take effect worldwide.