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They should return the load balancer addresses.","route":"guided","gate":"none","human_only":false,"gate_label":null,"depends_on":["add-a-aaaa","www-to-apex"],"optional":false,"url":null,"lead_time":{"official":null,"reported":{"text":"Visible on 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 within minutes (first-hand, 2026-10-24)","source_url":"https://ap.www.namecheap.com/domains/list/","source_title":"verapli owner's live setup of verapli.com on Namecheap (first-hand)"},"typical_minutes":null},"preflight":["dns_record_resolves"],"captures":null},{"id":"email-forwarding","title":"Set up free email forwarding (optional)","summary":"Under Domain, open Redirect Email and add a forwarder (for example hello@ to your own inbox). Namecheap adds the eforward MX records to the domain automatically.","route":"guided","gate":"human_submit","human_only":true,"gate_label":"You press submit","depends_on":["sign-in"],"optional":true,"url":null,"lead_time":null,"preflight":[],"captures":null}],"gates":[{"step":"sign-in","gate":"human_login","label":"You sign in"},{"step":"remove-parking","gate":"human_submit","label":"You press submit"},{"step":"add-a-aaaa","gate":"human_submit","label":"You press submit"},{"step":"www-to-apex","gate":"human_submit","label":"You press submit"},{"step":"email-forwarding","gate":"human_submit","label":"You press submit"}],"lead_times":[{"step":"check-propagation","what":"Check the records on public resolvers","official":null,"reported":{"text":"Visible on 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 within minutes (first-hand, 2026-10-24)","source_url":"https://ap.www.namecheap.com/domains/list/","source_title":"verapli owner's live setup of verapli.com on Namecheap (first-hand)"}}],"outputs":[],"renewals":[],"estimated_minutes":null,"guide_url":"https://verapli.com/guides/namecheap/dns"}