====== Before You Go Live ======

==== FIRST, Are you approved? ====

We will need to receive approval from your MLS. If you had already submitted the approval forms to your MLS, please [[https://www.realgeeks.com/support/|contact support]] and we will check if we received a confirmation email from them. If we didn't receive one, please check with your MLS regarding the status of approval.

==== SECOND, are you using email at your domain name? ====
[[https://www.realgeeks.com/support/|Contact Support]] if you will be using email through the domain name we are hosting. \\
For example, if your site with RealGeeks is yourdomain.com and your email address is me@yourdomain.com, you will need to contact us to set up your [[https://www.google.com/support/enterprise/static/postini/docs/admin/en/activate/mx_faq.html|MX records]].

===== What Are MX Records? =====


MX stands for mail exchanger.  MX records specify the mail server that will receive and send emails through your domain.  

This record is required to be set up if you wish to continue receiving emails at your domain. Generally, we can copy the records from your previous name servers but only **before** you've made the switch. Contact your Email Provider to learn how to obtain this information.

If you do not currently receive email at the domain but you would like to, we recommend you [[http://docs.realgeeks.com/external:verify_gapps|Set Up Google Apps]].

====== Taking Your Site Live ======

Pushing a site live consists of setting your site's name servers to ours:

  * ns1.rgnameserver.com
  * ns2.rgnameserver.com
  * ns3.rgnameserver.com
  * ns4.rgnameserver.com
===== Changing Name Servers =====

Changing name servers is something you must do to take your site live. You do this through your domain registrar. Please contact your domain registrar for instructions, as this is something we cannot assist you with.

Here are a few guides for common registrars:

  * [[https://www.godaddy.com/help/set-custom-nameservers-for-domains-registered-with-us-12317|GoDaddy]]
  * [[https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/767/10/how-can-i-change-the-nameservers-for-my-domain|NameCheap]]
  * [[https://www.name.com/support/articles/205934547-Changing-Your-Name-Servers|Name.com]]
  * [[http://www.domain.com/|Domain.com]]


Once your site is live, all administrative users should access your site backend from yourdomain.com/admin. You may still have access to your development site, yourdomain.realgeeks.com, however, you should discontinue its use as the development site will eventually be taken down as part of a routine clean-up.

