: Which nameservers to use? When I register a domain name within that companies control panel it gives me the option to use their nameservers. Also, my hosting company has different addresses for

@Kevin317

I most definitely prefer to the host's nameserver whenever possible. In case of a server change (e.g. hardware upgrade) or anything else that could cause an IP change, they can update the DNS settings automatically. If your DNS is configured externally (e.g. with your registrar) you'd have to do that manually, or risking downtime.

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@Jamie184

All valid points in closetnoc's answer, however, a caveat to consider is that if you use the DNS at your domain's registrar and host/email elsewhere then you will need to manually configure all the DNS (A, CNAME, MX ...) records yourself.

Providing you are using a web hosting control panel like cPanel or Plesk then having the DNS managed by your webhost could mean that you'd never need to actually touch the DNS yourself (apart from setting the NAMESERVERS in the first instance).

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@Alves908

While most web hosts have fairly robust systems, not all web hosts have robust DNS servers. By contrast, most all registrars do have robust DNS servers as a requirement to do business. It is not uncommon for someone to use the web host DNS servers over the registrars DNS servers and be disappointed.

As well, it is often far simpler to set-up your DNS records on the registrars systems due to better control panels. In order to use the web host DNS, at least one other step is required. For anyone who is not that familiar with DNS that chooses to use the web host DNS, future confusion as to which DNS servers is the SOA (statement of authority), the web host or registrar, is very common. We get questions related to the confusion here a lot!

Lastly, some web hosts do require that you use their DNS. That is something to check out. If the web host does not require you to use their DNS servers, then I would stick with the registrars DNS for these simple reasons; it is faster, cheaper, simpler, less confusing, performs better, and does not require two fees and accounts just to keep the domain name alive if you chose to go a different route.

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