Edit a CNAME record

Edit a CNAME, or alias, record in your DNS zone file in your GoDaddy account. CNAME records use a domain prefix, such as blog.mycoolnewbusiness.com to point to another domain name, or URL.

1. Sign in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio. (Need help logging in? Find your username or password.)
2. Select Domain Edit Options next to your domain and then select Edit DNS. You may need to scroll down to see the Edit DNS option.
   
3. Select Edit next to the CNAME record you're editing.
4. Edit the details for your CNAME record:
   
   • Name: 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, and the host cannot exceed 63 characters or be the @ symbol. You can't use a host that's already assigned to an existing A record, TXT record or MX record.
   • Value: The URL you are setting as the destination for the host. Type @ to point directly to your root domain name.
   • TTL: How long the server should cache information. The default setting is 1 hour.
5. Select Save to complete your changes.

Most DNS updates take effect within an hour, but could take up to 48 hours to update globally.

Related steps

• Add a new CNAME record at any time.
• Or, delete a CNAME if it's no longer needed.

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