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A subdomain 5 is a type of DNS record that adds a prefix to your domain, such as blog.mycoolnewbusiness.com. You can edit an existing subdomain that uses an IP address in your DNS zone file at any time. If you need a subdomain that connects to another domain name, you'll need to add a CNAME record instead.
- Sign in to your GoDaddy Domain Portfolio. (Need help logging in? Find your username or password.)
- Select an individual domain to access the Domain Settings page.
- Select DNS to view your DNS records.
- Select
Edit next to the record you'll be editing.
Note: If you can't edit a DNS record, make sure you don't have forwarding on the domain, and that your Website Security IP address is correct. - Enter the details for your A record subdomain.
- Name: The hostname or prefix of the record, without the domain name such as blog or shop. The Name must follow these guidelines:
- Periods (.) are allowed but not as the first or last character
- Consecutive periods (…) are not allowed
- Cannot begin or end with a hyphen (-)
- 63 characters in a row not separated by a period (.)
Example: 63characters.63characters.coolexample.com
- 255 characters maximum
- Value: The IP address the A record will point to. This is commonly the IP address for a hosting account.
- Select Add another value to add more IP addresses to this A record.
- TTL (Time to Live): The amount of time the server should cache information before refreshing. The default setting is 1 hour.
- Name: The hostname or prefix of the record, without the domain name such as blog or shop. The Name must follow these guidelines:
- Select Save to confirm your edits. If you added multiple records at the same time, select Save All Records.{% Include "domains-otpnote-v1" %}
Most DNS changes take effect within an hour but could take up to 48 hours to update globally.
Related steps
- Add a new A record subdomain or delete DNS records you no longer need.
- Create a DNS template to quickly apply DNS records to your domains.
- Get started with professional email and stay connected to your community.
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- Set up 2-step verification for the best security on your domains and account.