This article shows you how to connect your GoDaddy domain to your Artlogic website.
Important information
By following these steps, your Artlogic website will be published on your web domain and your previous website will no longer be accessible to the public. DNS changes usually take effect within 1-2 hours, however, they may not complete propagating across the global DNS network for up to 48 hours.This means that for up to 48 hours some people may still see your old website. This is a normal part of the process and you'll want to speak to GoDaddy if you have any queries.
You will need to use the IP address supplied in your CMS.
You can find this in Settings > Website launch guide.
How to connect your GoDaddy domain
Steps
- Sign in to your GoDaddy account.
- Click on the user profile icon in the top right and select My Products.
- Click DNS to the right of your domain.
- Find the row with a Type value of ‘A’ and a Name of ‘@’ and click the 'pencil' edit button.
The ‘@’ symbol refers to your bare domain, eg. mydomain.com, without www. before it.-
If you have an ‘A record’ with the '@' sign in the Name column:
- Click the edit button next to the A record.
- Under Points to enter the IP address we have given you and click Save.
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If you don’t have one with the '@' sign in the ‘Name’ column:
- Click Add in the Records section.
- Select ‘A’ from the drop-down menu under Type.
- Type '@' in the Host field.
- Under Points to enter the IP address we have given you and click Save.
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If you have an ‘A record’ with the '@' sign in the Name column:
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Add ‘A record’ containing 'www' in the Name column:
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If you have a 'CNAME’ record with ‘www’ in the ‘Name’ column:
- Click the edit button next to the 'CNAME' record.
- Change the Type to ‘A’ for ‘A record’
- Under Points to enter the IP address we have given you and click Save.
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If you have an 'A record' with 'www' in the 'Name' column:
- Click the edit button next to the ‘A record’.
- Under Points to enter the IP address we have given you and click Save.
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If you don’t have an ‘A’ record or ‘CNAME’ record with ‘www’ in the ’Name’ column:
- Click Add in the Records section.
- Select A from the drop-down menu under Type.
- Type ‘www’ in the Host field.
- Under Points to enter the IP address we have given you and click Save.
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If you have a 'CNAME’ record with ‘www’ in the ‘Name’ column:
- Once complete, return to Settings > Website Launch Guide > Connect your domain in your CMS and click Verify Domains.