Add a CNAME record

You can add a CNAME (alias) record to your DNS (Domain Name System) zone file for a domain registered with GoDaddy. CNAME records use a domain prefix, such as blog to point your domain to another domain name, or URL. To add a domain prefix that points to an IP address, you can add a subdomain.

You can watch a short animation of this task farther down the page.

1. Log in to your GoDaddy account and open your product. (Need help opening your product?)
2. Select your domain name from the list to access the Domain Settings page.
3. Scroll down to Additional Settings and select Manage DNS.
   
4. On the DNS Management page, at the bottom of the Records section, click Add.
5. Select CNAME from the Type dropdown.
6. Complete the required fields:
   • Host: The host name, or prefix, the CNAME record will be set to. You can include a period (.) but not as the first or last character. Consecutive periods (...) are not allowed. The host cannot exceed 25 characters or be the @ symbol.
     

     Note: You can't use a host that is already assigned to an existing A record, TXT record or MX record.

   • Points to: The URL you are setting as the destination for the host. Type @ to point directly to your root domain name.
   • TTL: Determine how long the server should cache information.

Note: The most common CNAME host is www, with the @ symbol entered for the Points to field. This will make www.coolexample.com load to the same webpage as the root domain, coolexample.com.

7. Click Save to complete the process.
   

Please allow up to 48 hours for all changes to take full effect. During this time, your website, email and other domain services may be interrupted.

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Next steps

• You can edit an existing CNAME record to change any details.
• Or you can delete a CNAME record if it's no longer needed.

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• If you need to edit DNS for a domain not registered with GoDaddy, you can manage DNS hosting .