IMPORTANT:
● When setting up a CNAME record, you are basically creating a subdomain
Information:
To better understand the concept of subdomains, let’s check the anatomy of this domain: www.wellness.com ● The “.com” is the top-level domain ● And the business name “wellness” is the second-level domain ● The part of a domain that displays before the first dot of the business name is a subdomain, that’s right! The “www” is a subdomain ● But you don’t have to use “www” as your subdomain, as you can use any word or phrase you want to create a unique web address (without having to purchase a new domain), like using the word quiz or survey ● Subdomains act as an extension of a domain that you already own |
● Access your GoDaddy Domain Control Center
● Select your domain to access the Domain Settings page
● Scroll down to find Additional Settings, then click on Manage DNS
● Select Add under the records table
● Under Type, select CNAME
● Under Name type quiz or survey
● Under Value enter - domains.bucket.io
● TTL defaults to one hour so you can leave it as is (TTL determines how long the server should cache information)
● Click Save to complete the process
Please note that for changes to take full effect, you must allow the time sent for the TTL
● Click My Account from the top-right corner
● Click Custom Domains from the left-hand menu
● Click the Add custom domain green button
● A configuration guideline will pop up, click the Continue button
● Insert the domain name as [the hostname you put in GoDaddy] + [your domain name], for example: quiz.wellness.com
● Click the Create & Verify Domain button
● It should display as “Verifying”. The verification process could take up to 5 minutes and should change to “Verified” status
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