How to Integrate/Connect an Already Existing Domain Name

If you already have a domain name, you can easily connect it to your Bumpa store. This process involves you changing the A record address your domain records to Bumpa’s IP address via your domain registrar dashboard.

To complete this integration, you’ll need to add new DNS records to your domain registrar—the company where you purchased your domain (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap, etc.).

Please note that connecting your domain to Bumpa does not migrate your entire existing website (including contents and design). The integration only points your domain name to your Bumpa account. As a result, when customers visit your domain, they will be redirected to your Bumpa e-commerce website.

If you want to keep your original website while also using Bumpa, you can create a subdomain through your domain registrar. For example, you could create a "shop" subdomain (e.g., shop.yourbusinessname.ng) that links to your Bumpa store. This way, your main website stays intact, while the subdomain directs customers to your Bumpa website.

Steps to connect your existing domain name to your Bumpa Store

• Log in to your Bumpa account at getbumpa.com/login.

• On the dashboard's left sidebar, click on Store

• Click on Domains

• Click on connect domain

• Input the full domain name

• Copy the IP address and paste it in the A record on your domain registrar (You have to login to your domain registrar and navigate to the DNS or domain records) as follows

Record Type: A

Host Name: @

Address: 209.133.222.173

TTL: Automatic

• Click on continue

• Fill out the CNAME record on your domain registrar as follows 

Record Type: CNAME

Host Name: www

Address: your custom domain name (that is, the domain name you want to connect yo your Bumpa store)

TTL: Automatic

• Click on continue

Once you have completed the above steps, kindly wait for 24 - 48 hours for your domain connected to be complete and you can confirm that the domain name redirects to your Bumpa store.