Subdomain Squarespace

[lebr2003]

Hello,

I am trying to connect a subdomain (sub.domain.net) to InfinityFree, but my main domain (domain .net) is still pointing to Squarespace and I don’t want to change the nameservers.

I have already set up the required CNAME record for photobox in my current DNS provider (Google Domains) pointing to ns1.byet.org. The DNS checker shows that the CNAME record has propagated successfully, but the website is still not accessible, and I am getting a connection refused error.

Can I connect a subdomain to InfinityFree while keeping my main domain on Squarespace without changing the nameservers? If so, what additional steps do I need to follow to ensure the subdomain is working correctly?

Thank you for your assistance!

[wasik405]

This community guide will help you in this:

Hosting only a custom subdomain with InfinityFree

Hello! This guide will explain how you can host a subdomain of a domain name you own with InfinityFree without hosting the main domain too. Here is the example I will use in the guide. Note: I will be using terms that you may not recognize. Please read the first section of this article on domain names if you get confused. You own the domain example.com and want to add the subdomain blog.example.com to InfinityFree. However, you do not want example.com to be hosted with InfinityFree. Here is…

[lebr2003]

I skipped steps 2 and 5 and didn’t change the nameservers. Instead, I completed the validation with CNAME records. Is that still possible?

Then, I added an A record for the subdomain (blog) with the target being the IP address of my InfinityFree account.

Now, the DNS status is as follows:

Nameservers: (all marked red with an “x”)
ns-cloud-e1.googledomains .com
ns-cloud-e2.googledomains .com
ns-cloud-e3.googledomains .com
ns-cloud-e4.googledomains .com

IP Address: (green with a checkmark)

Is there anything I need to fix or adjust based on this?

[KangJL]

@lebr2003

Is there anything I need to fix or adjust based on this?

This is more applicable for you

How to add your domain with CNAME verification

If you want to host your own domain name with InfinityFree, the default way to verify your domain is to set the nameservers first. However, there are cases where setting the nameservers ahead of time is not desirable (for example if you have an existing site which cannot go down) or if your domain provider does not let you set our nameservers. Fortunately, InfinityFree now has the ability to host your domain name with us without having to change your nameservers ahead of time! This guide explai…

You need to add subdomain to hosting account in order for it to work.
Just A record will not do