Adding A record and CNAME in GoDaddy

Adding A record and CNAME in GoDaddy

You need to add DNS to mark sure that the website and online services are accessible and working correctly.


  1. To add an A record in GoDaddy, follow these steps:

  2. Sign in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio.
  3. Select alt name for the image Domain Edit Options next to your domain and then select Edit DNS. You may need to scroll down to see the Edit DNS option.
    screenshot showing the option for edit dns
  4. Select Add to add a new record.
    select add new record
  5. Select A from the Type menu options.
  6. Enter the details for your new A record:
    1. Host/Host Name: @
    2. Value/Destination/Points to: 13.232.79.15
    3. TTL: leave it as whatever is default configured. If there is no value configured then use : 38400 (seconds)
  7. Select Add Record to save your new A record.

  1. To add a CNAME record in GoDaddy, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio.
  2. Select alt name for the image Domain Edit Options next to your domain and then select Edit DNS. You may need to scroll down to see the Edit DNS option.
    screenshot showing the option for edit dns
  3. Select Add to add a new record.
    select add new record
  4. Select CNAME from the Type menu options.
  5. Enter the details for your new CNAME record:
  1. Host/Host Name: www
  2. Value/Destination/Points to: sf.vacationlabs.com
  3. TTL: leave it as whatever is default configured. If there is no value configured then use : 38400 (seconds)
    6. Select Add Record to save your new CNAME record.
Note: It can take some time for the changes to propagate to DNS servers globally, so it may take a few hours for the CNAME record to become active. Also, make sure that the domain name or hostname you are pointing the CNAME to exists and is configured correctly.

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