- Short answer
- In Hostinger DNS, point A @ to 23.227.38.65, AAAA @ to 2620:0127:f00f:5:: (per Shopify's manual guide) and www CNAME to shops.myshopify.com.
- Before you edit
- Turn off Hostinger CDN if it's enabled
- AAAA record
- Hostinger's guide only deletes it; Shopify's manual guide points it to 2620:0127:f00f:5::
- To finish
- Connect existing; add a shopify_verification TXT in the Hostinger dashboard only if Shopify asks
- Timing
- Hostinger: propagation up to 24 hours; Shopify: up to 48 hours to be fully live
- Stays at Hostinger
- Registration, settings, billing, renewals, and Hostinger Email's MX records
Which DNS records do you change in the Hostinger dashboard?
In the Hostinger dashboard (hpanel.hostinger.com), go to Domains > Domains portfolio, click Manage, then DNS/Nameservers. If Hostinger CDN is on, disable it before you change the root A record.
- Edit the existing A record for @ to point to 23.227.38.65.
- Delete the AAAA record for @ if there is one, then add AAAA @ pointing to 2620:0127:f00f:5:: (if Hostinger rejects it, use 2620:0127:f00f:0005:0000:0000:0000:0000).
- Point the www CNAME to shops.myshopify.com.
- Remove any other conflicting or outdated A and AAAA records.
KnowledgeBase's 2023 video shows the A and CNAME edits; its chapters don't mention AAAA.
How do you finish the connection in Shopify?
- Settings
- Domains
- In Settings > Domains, click Connect existing, type your domain and click Next.
- If Shopify asks for verification, add a TXT record named shopify_verification with the New value from your admin, then click I updated DNS records.
Hostinger puts propagation at up to 24 hours and, if verification fails, says to wait up to 48 hours and retry; Shopify says it might take up to 48 hours for your domain to be fully live (timing).
What stays at Hostinger after you connect?
Hostinger stays the registrar: you keep managing settings, billing and renewals there (connect vs transfer).
If you use Hostinger Email, its MX records should stay in the DNS zone; Shopify's Hostinger guide, read October 23, 2026, doesn't mention email.
Moving the domain instead? A transfer into Shopify can take up to 20 days, and Hostinger releases a domain only once 60 days have passed since registration or the last transfer (how a transfer works).
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