FAQ Web forwarding

Common questions about Web forwarding

Should I use Gandi's LiveDNS?

We recommend that you use Gandi's LiveDNS. If you don't, the interface will ask you to do so, and will help ensure that the necessary records are present for your web forwarding to function properly.

How long does it take for the changes to take effect?

It all depends. When you create a web forwarding, we update your DNS records for you (provided your domain uses LiveDNS). Due to technical limitations beyond our control, DNS record updates can take several hours to propagate worldwide. Your web forwarding won't work properly until this propagation is complete.

On the other hand, if you modify an existing Web forwarding (such as those set by default when a domain is created to the Gandi Parking page), the DNS records remain unchanged and the forwarding is set up in around 20 minutes.

Important: 

To ensure that an old stored web page doesn’t display when you check it, please clear your browsers' cache memory as described on this page:

https://docs.gandi.net/en/account_management/faq/index.html#how-do-i-clear-my-cache-and-or-cookies

How can I edit a web forwarding entry?

You can modify an existing web forwarding entry in the same place you created it. Find out more here: 

https://docs.gandi.net/en/domain_names/common_operations/web_forwarding.html