setup your Blogger blog with GoDaddy

We've recently launched a
new feature in custom domains that lets you download a DNS file that
contains all the DNS settings you need to configure your blog on a
custom domain.



GoDaddy DNS service supports this feature so Let's show you how it's done:



For this demo, I assume you have an existing blog and you have already purchased a domain on GoDaddy.



Step 1: Go to the Settings Tab of your blog in the Blogger UI and click on the "Add a custom domain" link.

Step 2: Enter the
URL you would like to use for your blog and press Save. I'm using
"www.thisdemoblog.com" but the URL doesn't need to start with www such
as "blog.mridey.com" where I published this article.

Step 3: You will
get an error. It's expected as you have not configured GoDaddy with the
DNS settings required. Now click on the "DNS settings file" link and
save the file. Keep this window open, you'll need it later.

Step 4: In a new window, go to GoDaddy, login, go to the Domain Control Panel and click on your domain name.

Step 5: Click on the "DNS Zone File" tab.

Step 6: Click on the Edit button.

Step 7: We need
to delete some of the existing records that GoDaddy adds by default.
Select all the "A" records with "@" as host as well as the CNAME record
"www" (if the URL you want to use starts with www) and press the Delete
button.

Step 8: Press the "Save Zone File" button.

Step 9: Press Ok to confirm.

Step 10: Press Ok to confirm again. :)

Step 11: Now let's load the new records. Click the Import/Export button and select "Import".

Step 12: Click
"Select File" and find the file you have saved in step 3, then click the
"I understand ..." checkbox and press the Ok button.

Step 13: Press Ok to confirm.

Step 14: You should be able to see your new records loaded in GoDaddy. Four "A" records as well as two CNAME records. All good.

Step 15: Go back to the Blogger settings window we kept open in Step 3 and click "Save" again.

Step 16: If like
me the GoDaddy DNS server processed the changes really quickly, it
should all work fine and the settings should be accepted. You should be
back to the main settings with your new custom domain accepted as the
blog Address. So click on "Edit".

If Step 16 fails, be patient and retry later. It can take up to 48h for DNS settings to propagate. 



Step 17: Enable
the "Redirect ..." checkbox and press Save. This is to allow "naked
domain" redirect i.e. when users type your domain name without the www
at the beginning.

Step 18: Finally
click the "View blog" button at the top of Blogger UI, it should all
work fine and your blog should now be enabled with a custom domain.