I have just moved my domain to GoDaddy - the server admin for the site my domain is going to go to has said I have to add two "A" records
one for the "bare" url e.g arandomsitename.co.uk and one for the full e.g www.arandomsitename.co.uk
Below is what I have entered although with fake domain name and IP address
In DNS I have added an A Record
Type A Host @ Value 1.2.3.45
Then added a second A record
Type A Host www.arandomsitename.co.uk Value 1.2.3.45
Is that the correct way of adding both types of URL or have I missed something
Thanks in advance for any help/advice
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For the bare domain a.k.a. root domain
A @ for host, IP for Points to, and I recommend custom / 600 for TTL
for the WWW entry
Option 1) CNAME - www for host, @ for points to and custom / 600 for TTL
Option 2) A record - www for host, IP for Points to, and custom / 600 for TTL
When working in DNS entries the Host is the "blank" in _____.domain.com - so you do not / should not include the full domain in this field (at least with the GoDaddy DNS Management system
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@PL281 wrote:Option 1) CNAME - www for host, @ for points to and custom / 600 for TTL
Option 2) A record - www for host, IP for Points to, and custom / 600 for TTL
You probably already have option 1 from above from the default settings. You can leave it like that, or delete the CNAME for host www if you want to use an A record from the second option.
For the bare domain a.k.a. root domain
A @ for host, IP for Points to, and I recommend custom / 600 for TTL
for the WWW entry
Option 1) CNAME - www for host, @ for points to and custom / 600 for TTL
Option 2) A record - www for host, IP for Points to, and custom / 600 for TTL
When working in DNS entries the Host is the "blank" in _____.domain.com - so you do not / should not include the full domain in this field (at least with the GoDaddy DNS Management system
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Thanks for the swift reply
However
Adding just www in the 2nd A record brings up an error message ?
Is this where you are getting the error message and if so what is the message?
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@PL281 wrote:Option 1) CNAME - www for host, @ for points to and custom / 600 for TTL
Option 2) A record - www for host, IP for Points to, and custom / 600 for TTL
You probably already have option 1 from above from the default settings. You can leave it like that, or delete the CNAME for host www if you want to use an A record from the second option.
Thank you both- in case it helps anyone else deleting the CNAME record for www allowed me the to create the A Record for www without the error messge