Change DNS records at GoDaddy

Where the DNS settings live

1. Sign in at godaddy.com and open My Products (or go straight to the Domain Portfolio).
2. Find the domain in the list and click the domain name itself — not the three-dot menu.
3. On the domain overview page, scroll to Additional Settings and click Manage DNS.
4. You land on the DNS Records tab showing every record on the domain.

Adding a record

1. Click Add New Record.
2. Pick the Type (A, CNAME, MX, TXT, and so on).
3. Fill in Name — use @ for the bare domain, www for www, or the subdomain label on its own. Never type the full domain here.
4. Fill in Value (the IP address, target hostname, or text string).
5. Set TTL. The default of 1 hour is fine; drop it to 600 seconds before a planned move.
6. Click Save.

Editing or deleting a record

1. On the DNS Records screen, click the pencil icon on the row you want to change.
2. Change the value and click Save.
3. To remove a record, use the three-dot menu at the end of the row and choose Delete, then confirm.

Changing the nameservers

1. Open the domain and scroll to Nameservers, then click Change Nameservers.
2. Choose I'll use my own nameservers.
3. Enter the nameservers your new host or DNS provider gave you and click Save.
4. GoDaddy will warn you that its own DNS records stop being used. That is expected — recreate your records at the new provider first.

After you save

DNS changes aren't instant. Resolvers keep the old answer until the previous record's TTL expires, so a record with a 4-hour TTL can take 4 hours to change everywhere. Use the Route Planner's live check to see what the world sees, and the troubleshooting page if it still looks wrong after the TTL has passed.