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DNS Change in GoDaddy
DNS Change in GoDaddy
If your website domain is in GoDaddy:
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Go to: www.godaddy.com
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Log In
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Click on the Green "Launch" button next to "Domains"
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Find the URL of your website on the list of domains
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Click on the URL
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Click on the "DNS Zone File" Tab
Remove A (Host) records for your website.
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Find the A records associated with your website (usually host is "www" or "@")
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Write them down.
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under the "Actions" column, click the icon that looks like a trash can to delete them
Add CNAME (Alias) for your website.
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Near the top of the DNS Zone File page, click "Add a Record"
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Select CNAME (Alias)
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Create a record for each unique host for the A records you deleted
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Make the "Points to" field to: xxx.remedyconnect.com (Specific CName is provided on your "Launch My Site" or "Start" steps)
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Click Finish
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Make sure and Save Changes.
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You are finished! :) You can log out
If you had a @ A record, it may not let you create a CNAME with the same. This is for your domain name without any prefix. (ex: yourdomainname.com) The work around for this is to add domain name forwarding from yourdomainname.com to www.yourdomainname.com. To do this"
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Go to the tab "Settings" to the left of "DNS Zone File"
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Click "Manage" next to Forwarding Domain.
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Make the forward to address "www.yourdomain.com"
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Click Save