What is domain propagation and why do I have to wait?

Once a new domain is registered or transferred, the domain registrar (the company with whom the domain name is registered) needs to know where the website files will be residing so it knows where to point your domain. This information can be obtained from your web hosting provider.

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This process is not controlled by your domain registrar, your host provider, or any other single factor. The internet is a worldwide network, and is not based on one central computer. Therefore, when the registrar sends out the information that a domain should point to a particular server (host), it typically takes 1-2 days for this information to spread to all the computers on the internet, all over the world. Once all computers on the internet “realize” the name servers and website to which your domain is now pointing, propagation is complete.

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