Using Your Own Domain For Your Website

All Rentec Pro and PM accounts include website hosting when using the templates provided. With that website, you can point your domain to our servers and have it safely hosted by Rentec Direct with SSL security.

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Example: When someone searches for www.yourcompany.com, it will automatically redirect them to your Rentec Direct website, https://propertymanage.biz/username. (This is necessary because SSL certificates are designed to work on one domain only, and we need to forward all incoming traffic through the firewall.)

Domain Settings Configuration

Add your Domain to your Rentec Direct Website & Branding settings. 

In your Rentec Direct account: 

1. Click on Settings
2. Under Program, click on Website & Branding
3. Under Advanced Options, enter your Domain Name (without www.)
4. Click on
   1. Save if your website has not been published yet or
   2. Publish 

Domain Hosting Provider Configuration

If you have not already purchased a domain, do so from your preferred provider (Squarespace, Godaddy, Bluehost, and HostGator are popular options, but many other providers also offer these services). At the time of this article Squarespace, Hostgator, and Bluehost offer a free SSL certificate option whereas other providers may charge for the service.

1. Register your domain with your preferred provider
2. Enable a SSL certificate for your domain. This process varies with each provider; however, your providers customer service can assist you with this process.
   1. Squarespace: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205815898-Understanding-SSL-certificates
   2. Bluehost: https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/ssl-certificates
   3. Hostgator: https://www.hostgator.com/help/article/hostgator-free-ssl
   4. Godaddy: https://www.godaddy.com/help/set-up-and-install-my-ssl-certificate-562
3. Forward (or redirect) requests from your domain to your Rentec Direct website. Your Rentec Direct website will look like this: https://propertymanage.biz/YOUR_BRAND where (YOUR_BRAND) is the value you entered within the Web Address section at Settings, Website and Branding.
   1. Here are links to each of the mentioned providers help documents on redirecting requests:
   2. Squarespace: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/214767107-Forwarding-a-Squarespace-domain
   3. Bluehost: https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/redirecting-domain-name
   4. HostGator: https://www.hostgator.com/help/article/url-redirect-how-to-create
   5. Godaddy: https://www.godaddy.com/help/forward-my-godaddy-domain-12123

Important Note: If you've already invested in a search engine optimization (SEO) company or haven't done extensive SEO work, please be sure to consult your SEO expert before making any website changes. Even small changes can dramatically impact your search rankings.

Email Hosting

Would you also like to send and receive email from yourname@yourdomain.com?  While Rentec Direct does not provide email hosting, we have created a partnership with Cevado and would encourage you to take a look. You may also consider looking into Google Apps for Business. Google will provide you with the necessary settings to provide to your DNS administrator.