Point your domain from GoDaddy to EasyStore

Pointing a domain to EasyStore means that you already bought a domain from another domain provider and you want to set it as your store URL in EasyStore.

When you already have a domain at GoDaddy, you can point your domain to EasyStore by pointing the domain DNS Records as below :

A records

CNAME

Here we provide a step-by-step guideline for you to point the domain from GoDaddy to EasyStore

Step 1 : Kindly login to your GoDaddy account

Step 2 : Select your domain to access the Domain Settings page

Step 3 : Scroll down to Additional Settings > Manage DNS

and the domain DNS settings will look similar like this:

Step 4 : Add CNAME record

📌 Note:

• Every domain will have a different value for CNAME record, kindly obtained the DNS records details from EasyStore’s admin panel > domain > edit
• Use the default TTL given by GoDaddy will do (for most of the GoDaddy domain, default TTL was 1 hour)
  *Example of CNAME record from EasyStore’s admin panel

Step 5 : Add A records

📌 Note:

• Every domain will have a different value for A record, kindly obtained the DNS records details from EasyStore’s admin panel > domain > edit
• Use the default TTL given by GoDaddy will do (for most of the GoDaddy domain, default TTL was 1 hour)

Step 6 : Save changes

Step 7 : After you have done added the DNS records to GoDaddy, you can login to your EasyStore’s admin panel and go to Channels > Online Store > Domains.

Step 8 : In your domain's settings, click on Add existing domain

Step 9 : Insert your domain name > Confirm

Step 10 : Your domain will show 'Not verified' once the domain has been added. Click on the edit > tick the activating free SSL options > verify domain

Step 11 : After verification, the status of your domain will show 'Unsecured'. Kindly allow up to 24 hours for the domain to be verified and goes online

Step 12 : Done

After you have completed all the steps above, your domain is ready to use now! 😍

Updated on: 26/10/2023