{"id":34936,"date":"2023-04-13T08:05:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T05:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help-test.site.strattic.io\/?p=34849"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:56:22","slug":"connecting-your-godaddy-domain-to-your-elementor-hosted-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/connecting-your-godaddy-domain-to-your-elementor-hosted-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect your GoDaddy domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Creating an Elementor hosted website is your first step on the road to success. Now it\u2019s time to attach a great name to your beautiful site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to do this, you will first need to make some changes to the DNS records of your domain name. This document will walk you through the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect your domain to your Elementor hosted website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.elementor.com\/websites\/\">My Elementor dashboard<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the website card of the site you want to connect. <br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-image-151585\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1.png 1382w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Click-the-website-card-of-the-website-you-want-to-edit-1-768x289.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Connect domain<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"231\" class=\"wp-image-51252\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain.png 1325w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Click-Connect-Domain-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the popup window, enter the custom domain name you purchased and click&nbsp;<strong>Let\u2019s begin<\/strong>. Use the domain name&nbsp;<strong>without&nbsp;<\/strong>www in front of it.&nbsp;<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37961\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2a-enter-the-domain-name.png\" alt=\"\"><br>By default, the system uses the name you entered as the primary domain and will connect the name with www in front of it. (e.g.&nbsp;<em>mysite.com<\/em>&nbsp;will be the primary domain, and&nbsp;<em>www.mysite.com<\/em>&nbsp;will also be connected.)<br>Note: Domain connection can take up to 48 hours<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit the domain name settings with your provider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the default checkboxes are okay, click&nbsp;<strong>Let\u2019s begin<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-1024x506.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-1536x759.png 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"791\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open a new tab in your browser, and if you haven\u2019t already, sign into your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/\">GoDaddy account<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once signed in, go back to the Elementor tab and click&nbsp;<strong>I signed in, what\u2019s next?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-15-1536x756.png 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"788\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the DNS records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the GoDaddy&nbsp; side panel,, click&nbsp;<strong>Domain<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-1024x476.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-768x357.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-1536x713.jpeg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"743\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the domain you want to use for your Elementor hosted website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now that you\u2019ve found the domain settings page, go back to the Elementor tab, and click&nbsp;<strong>Found it, what\u2019s next?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-16-1536x643.png 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"670\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back to theGoDaddy dashboard, and click&nbsp;<strong>Manage DNS&nbsp;<\/strong>to find your DNS records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you\u2019ve located the records, go back to the Elementor tab, and click <strong>Found them, what\u2019s next?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17.png 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17-768x312.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-17-1536x623.png 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"649\"><\/a><br>You can now access the A record and CNAME of your Elementor hosted website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>Update your DNS records<\/strong>&nbsp;section, under A record and\/or CNAME value, click the copy icon to copy the A record or CNAME from the Elementor tab.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-18.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-18.png 922w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-18-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-18-768x591.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"709\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back to the GoDaddy tab and paste in the A record or CNAME as detailed below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Add an A record<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong>&nbsp;If your domain DNS records have an AAAA (IPv6) record set, you\u2019ll need to delete it because IPv6 isn\u2019t compatible with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/cloud\/\">Elementor hosted websites<\/a>&nbsp;yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>DNS<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Management<\/strong>&nbsp;page is where you\u2019ll create an A record for your domain. If your domain already has an A record set to \u201cParked\u201d or another address, you\u2019ll have to delete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Add<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1112px) 100vw, 1112px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1024x190.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-768x142.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1112\" height=\"206\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Type<\/strong>&nbsp;field and select an A record from the dropdown.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Go-to-the-type-field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Go-to-the-type-field.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Go-to-the-type-field.jpg 794w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Go-to-the-type-field-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Go-to-the-type-field-768x446.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"461\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the&nbsp;<strong>Name<\/strong>&nbsp;field and enter the \u2018@\u2019 symbol (root).<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navigate-to-the-name-field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navigate-to-the-name-field.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navigate-to-the-name-field.jpg 818w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navigate-to-the-name-field-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Navigate-to-the-name-field-768x219.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"233\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>Value&nbsp;<\/strong>field, paste in the IP address of your Elementor hosted website. This is the number you copied from the Elementor tab.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Value-field-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Value-field-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1335px) 100vw, 1335px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Value-field-1.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Value-field-1-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Value-field-1-1024x183.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Value-field-1-768x137.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1335\" height=\"239\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the&nbsp;<strong>TTL<\/strong>&nbsp;dropdown menu, select the&nbsp;<strong>1 Hour<\/strong>&nbsp;option.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1608px) 100vw, 1608px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu.jpg 1608w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu-1024x265.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu-768x199.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-TTL-menu-1536x397.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1608\" height=\"416\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Add Record<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-add-record-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"231\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Godaddy-Add-A-Record.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Updating your DNS record is simple!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"CNAME\"><strong>Use a CNAME record for the www address<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To direct the \u201cwww\u201d address to your Elementor hosted website, you need to create a CNAME record with the host name set to \u201cwww\u201d. You may&nbsp; already have a CNAME record for the \u201cwww\u201d address set to your domain. If you do, you can leave this as-is. If you don\u2019t have a \u201cwww\u201d address in your list, you&nbsp; need to add it from the&nbsp;<strong>DNS Management<\/strong>&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To do so, follow these steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Add<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1112px) 100vw, 1112px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1-1024x190.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-the-Add-button-1-768x142.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1112\" height=\"206\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the&nbsp;<strong>Type<\/strong>&nbsp;dropdown menu and select CNAME.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-cname.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-cname.jpg 298w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Choose-cname-194x300.jpg 194w\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"460\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<strong>Name<\/strong>&nbsp;field and enter the \u201cwww\u201d.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Select-the-name-field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Select-the-name-field.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Select-the-name-field.jpg 801w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Select-the-name-field-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Select-the-name-field-768x220.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"229\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Value<\/strong>&nbsp;field and enter your primary domain.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-the-value.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-the-value.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-the-value.jpg 1330w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-the-value-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-the-value-1024x184.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Add-the-value-768x138.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1330\" height=\"239\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the&nbsp;<strong>TTL<\/strong>&nbsp;dropdown menu and select the&nbsp;<strong>1 Hour<\/strong>&nbsp;option.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1593px) 100vw, 1593px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2-1024x236.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2-768x177.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TTL2-1536x354.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1593\" height=\"367\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Add Record<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Click-Add-record-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"235\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GoDaddy-Add-a-CNAME-Record.gif\" alt=\"Gif animation showing how you add a CNAME to your DNS record.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adding your CNAME record takes only a moment!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;warning&#8221;]CAA records specify which certificate authorities have permission to certify your domain. You do not have to specify a CAA but if you have added any CAA records, you must have Cloudflare listed as a CAA. To learn how to add Cloudflare as a CAA, see<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.cloudflare.com\/ssl\/edge-certificates\/caa-records\/\"> Add CAA records<\/a> (external link).[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alternative CNAME method<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also point your domain to your cloud account by adding a CNAME record that points your domain to your Elementor hosted website domain. For example, if your domain name is&nbsp;<em>example.com<\/em>&nbsp;and your Elementor website is&nbsp;<em>example.elementor.cloud<\/em>, create a CNAME record with example.com that points to example.elementor.cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finishing up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go back to the Elementor tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>I updated my records. 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