How to Setup Custom Domain on Blogger with GoDaddy

1/26 12:50:00 PM Monday, January 26

Blogger Custom domains are more like a Vanity URL for your BlogSpot blog. It will allow you to create a better and easy to remember URL.

Blogger allows you to seamlessly integrate with any domain name. To start off you have to make your GoDaddy domain to point to Google's servers. This simple tutorial will guide you step by step with screenshots and instructions to make it easier for you.



Blogger Custom Domain on GoDaddy

  1. Buy a domain name from GoDaddy. Domain name are not free but they cost around 10-12$ per year. While buying make sure that you don't buy the hosting or website builder packages from GoDaddy as these are not required for setting up a Blogger blog.
  2. Once you have bought the domain name of your choice, login to your GoDaddy account and go to the domains section as shown in the below screenshot
    godaddy-domains
    Now click on the "Domain Details" of the domain which you have bought.
    godaddy-domain-details
  3. Go to the "DNS Zone File" Section and click on "Add Record"godaddy-dns-zone-file

  4. Fill in the details for the CNAME record as shown in the image and click "Add Another"
    godaddy-cname-record

    The details to use are :
    Record Type : CNAME
    Host : www
    Points to : ghs.google
    TTL : 1 hour

  5. Now we have to create 4 more records in a similar fashion. The details to fill up while creating the records are as below
    Sl # Record Type Host Points to TTL
    1 A @ 216.239.32.21 1 Hour
    2 A @ 216.239.34.21 1 Hour
    3 A @ 216.239.36.21 1 Hour
    4 A @ 216.239.38.21 1 Hour

    Once done, you should see only 4 records under the A Host section and those should be:
    godaddy-a-records

    Any other A record shown under the A Host section with Host value set to @ should be deleted using the Delete icon under Actions(This step is very important)

  6. Now click on "Save Changes
    godaddy-save-changes

    You are now Done with GoDaddy settings. You now have to configure your Blogger blog to publish to this new domain.

Publishing BlogSpot blog to Custom Domain

Now we will configure the Blogger blog to publish itself to the new Custom Domain name.

  1. Login to your Blogger Dashboard and Navigate to Settings > Basic and click on the Setup a 3rd party URL for your blog link
    third-party-url-blogger
  2. Provide your Custom Domain URL and click the Save Button
    third-party-url-settings-blogger

    When you click save, you might get an error like the one shown below
    verification-error-blogger

    This means that Blogger wants us to create another CNAME record on GoDaddy to verify that you are the owner of the domain. The values for Host and Points To should match what’s shown on the Blogger error. An example based on the above error is shown below.
    verification-cname-godaddy-example

    Click Finish and Save Changes once again. Now go back to Blogger and click on the "Save" button once again. This time the verification error should go away.

  3. Now click on the "Edit" link next to the Blog Address
    edit-blog-address

    Now select the redirection Option and save the settings Once again
    redirect-domain-root-blogger

  4. Now your blog should be visible at your new domain.

The DNS changes which we had made(the A and CNAME records) might take some time to propagate. So give it 24 hrs in case you aren't able to see the changes immediately.In case you need more help, you can always contact us via comments, contact form or via social media channels :-)

Note : The screenshots are based on the GoDaddy and Blogger interfaces at the time of writing this post. In case you find any differences, do let us know so that we can update the post and help others.

61 comments :

  1. AdminJanuary 29 at 7:59 PM

    thanks aneesh

  2. Learning PointJanuary 30 at 3:15 PM

    thanks for your important post

  3. AmSenFebruary 2 at 8:52 AM

    Hi Aneesh,
    This is AmSen. Hope u remember, since u helped me in my query on how to display page titles in static page. Ur page is wonderful and I am learning a lot. Thank you much.

    1. AneeshFebruary 2 at 10:58 AM

      yea I do and glad to see you here with the kind words. I couldn't help you much over the product forums. In case you have more queries, use the contact form here to email me directly :-)

    2. AmSenFebruary 3 at 12:33 AM

      Thanks always.

  4. Neha sarafFebruary 4 at 1:44 PM

    Thank for this .

  5. Moh Aldilla RFebruary 9 at 9:06 PM

    okehh.,...

  6. Bike T3chMarch 5 at 10:08 PM

    Gracias from Brasil!

  7. Googl IstaMarch 14 at 4:31 AM

    Hi this is Googlista. The instructions worked wonderfully. However when all said and done, I realized this is not what I wanted. I was looking to link my blog as one of the pages under the main domain, not instead. I think I already found instructions on how to do that, however how do I recover my page? Would love to see instructions on how to remove the re-direct. I already removed the re-direct from Blogger and tried to delete items from DNZ zone on GoDaddy but my original GoDaddy page doesn't come up. Help.

    1. AneeshMarch 14 at 11:48 AM

      What do you mean by pages? If you mean to say you would like to setup your blogger blog, it's not possible with Blogger.

      If you would want to setup your blog, it's possible.

      How was your domain setup prior to the change. Were you using GoDaddy hosting? If you were, the only missing entry is an "A" record pointing to GoDaddy servers. You can also contact me directly via the contact page if you need more help.

  8. Steven LeeMarch 14 at 10:32 AM

    Let say I have 2 blogs under 1 google account, I have a top-domain setup to my blog A. Is that possible to setup a subdomain redirect to my blog B? If so , how? It doesn't prompt me any cname configuration :(

    1. AneeshMarch 14 at 11:35 AM

      In spep 4, create a CNAME Alias with the below details

      Record Type : CNAME(Alias)
      Host : blog
      (Assuming that you want the second blog to appear. If that's not what you want, change accordingly)
      Points to : ghs.google
      TTL : 1 Hour


      Once this is saved, go to blogger publishing settings of your Blog B, and publish

      If you are still having trouble, contact me via the Contact page and I will try to help :)

  9. jai kMarch 20 at 1:18 AM

    Thanx !!!!!!!

  10. ujjwal kumar senMarch 28 at 7:13 PM

    Hello, this is really a good blog posts, but I think Godaddy introduced classic one which is much simpler than this, bye the way great blog post.

    Thanks

  11. Czarina MayeApril 3 at 12:39 PM

    Nice post! The most helpful one I've seen in the past few months. Anyway...

    I've created the CNAMES but when it was time to click "SAVE" in my blogger it still shows me "We have not been able to verify your authority to this domain. Error 32." Do I need to wait for another 24 hours? My blog is newly setup btw so it's pretty bare for now and I was hoping it will get attached to the new domain name asap. Hoping for your response! Thanks again.

    1. AneeshApril 16 at 12:47 AM

      sorry for the delayed response. That error should go away once you create the verification CNAME as mentioned in step 2 (You might have to wait for a while so that the CNAME is propogated across DNS servers). I see that you have already sorted it out on your new Custom Domain :)

  12. Rogelio OlivarApril 4 at 2:17 PM

    Thank you already done

  13. KKBadgerowApril 14 at 3:30 AM

    Thanks so much, I was trying to figure this out by myself and could not... you are awesome!

  14. kayworldApril 26 at 1:51 AM

    Thanks alot.

  15. nicole uhiaraMay 13 at 5:40 AM

    hello.i did what you asked and it showing we have not been able to verify your account. E12 error.

  16. Sharoz DawaMay 14 at 10:04 PM

    Thanks a lot i did this

  17. Meet Us Outdoors, Inc.May 21 at 2:12 AM

    Hello. I read some comments and I am still unsure of what to do. I have a site already. I tried to link the blogger to a subdomain, but it said I was not authorized and junk and told me to change the c name to what is above and they gave me another "host" and "points" to with lots of letters and number like above. I called godaddy and they told me I would "break" the site if i changed any of that. So now I have the sub domain forwarded to the blog but when you go to the blog thru another means you still get. what should i do? Thanks

    1. AneeshMay 30 at 10:38 PM

      If you have a site already and would like to create something, then you will have to create a CNAME for blog1 pointing to ghs.google. You will have to create that with the help of your Webhosting provider.

      Once that is done, you will be able to publish your blog to the address (You might need another verification CNAME though). Shoot me an email via the contact form of this website if you need further details :)

  18. Confidence EzemaduMay 27 at 10:18 PM

    thanks.. it worked for me.. successfully changed

  19. DiaryofaBrainTumorSurvivorJune 9 at 2:10 AM

    Hi just came across this as I was researching how to use my name domain name purchased through GoDaddy ob blogger. All of this seems so foreign to me since I'm computer illiterate. If I try these steps is it possible that I could completely screw up my blog and or GoDaddy account? Anxiously awaiting your reply. Thanks!

    1. AneeshJuly 9 at 11:40 PM

      glad that you sorted it out :)
      by the way you have not enabled the redirection option as mentioned in the tutorial

  20. Akula MadhaviJune 20 at 12:52 AM

    Thanks alot .

  21. RanjanaJune 22 at 10:10 PM

    It is working for my blog. Thanks

  22. Gourav BasuJune 23 at 11:04 AM

    Thanks a ton. I purchase a .com domain from godaddy and unable to set it to my blog. But now is looks easy to me after reading this tutorial.

  23. padduJune 23 at 6:16 PM

    whats is ttl

  24. Sin YeeJuly 7 at 2:38 PM

    Very detailed and helpful guide. Setup my website successfully. However, can you please explain why do we need to setup 4 A Host? All are pointing to the same place.

    1. AneeshJuly 9 at 11:37 PM

      glad that the tutorial helped in setting up your website :) The 4 A records are a sort of redundancy to keep your root domain accessible at all times.

    2. AneeshAugust 6 at 8:29 AM

      this link will give you some more information

  25. Ajaz Ahmad KhawajaJuly 13 at 3:49 PM

    Good Job brother! Thanks. Love!

  26. Troi TowelJuly 25 at 7:40 PM

    Jesus. Thank you! My domain expired due to a card issue and everything went bananas after I renewed it the next day! I'm finally back up and running! Very easy. Very helpful. Very wonderful POST!

  27. AnonymousJuly 27 at 7:48 PM

    Thank you so much!!! This one's better than videos.

  28. Ganesh SingareAugust 3 at 10:02 AM

    Thanks for giving nice information about free hosting for domain .

  29. Mrs D's CornerAugust 8 at 3:22 AM

    Words can not express how thankful I am for your step by step pictures and explanation. THANK YOU!

  30. nhr hapiAugust 15 at 3:48 PM

    hello Aneesh after sucessful set up my costom domain from ur tips but i am unable to locate my blog in costom domain ....plz help me

    1. AneeshAugust 15 at 9:40 PM

      as mentioned in the post, DNS changes might take some time to reflect. Your new custom domain URL is working fine at my end.. Give it some more time(till your ISP's DNS cache gets updated) and you should be able to see the changes yourself.By the way, I think you haven't setup the redirects as mentioned in Step #3 under the "Publishing BlogSpot blog to Custom Domain" section.

  31. Stella EbereAugust 17 at 5:36 PM

    Thanks a lot!!! This really helped me, you a great tutor

  32. Latina FabulousAugust 22 at 10:06 AM

    Thank you. This was up to date, pretty clear and easy to follow. I really appreciate you posting this!

  33. The dainty dress diariesAugust 22 at 9:03 PM

    thank you! I found this so helpful and easy to install!

  34. AnonymousAugust 25 at 4:27 AM

    This was EXTREMELY helpful! I was struggling for days trying to figure this out with Blogger and GoDaddy's instructions. Thanks!

  35. Nora BeautyAugust 29 at 9:41 PM

    Hi, thanks for the explanation, I have a question: why can't we buy the hosting or website builder packages, because that's the one I'm looking to buy, looking for your response! Thank you

    1. AneeshAugust 31 at 10:09 AM

      you won't need those packages for setting up a blogger blog. If you have more queries, shoot us a message on FB and we will help you out :)

  36. shiva prasadAugust 31 at 5:13 PM

    I did these steps abefore 3 Days but domain not registered

  37. Fahmi FaniriusSeptember 18 at 9:53 PM

    Do you know what the meaning of 1 hour? Could you explain about that?

  38. Shantel CollinsSeptember 18 at 11:07 PM

    Great information!! If your domain is pointed anywhere else other than GoDaddy like say Wix you'll have to park it back at GoDaddy first...

  39. LokerGuruSeptember 28 at 3:38 PM

    Thank you for useful articles. It works. :)

  40. Osundare ToheebOctober 1 at 6:21 PM

    thanks!!! works just as miracle

  41. blog designerOctober 8 at 12:05 AM

    Thanks i just started Blogging with this article :)

  42. Sudesh MadusankaOctober 11 at 9:07 AM

    Thanks bro. It's working good.

  43. AnonymousOctober 22 at 1:31 AM

    Oh my god thank you SO much for this! I've spent all night trying to set up my new name and I couldn't work it out and it was so frustrating but this post helped me out big time. Clear, to the point and simple. I can't thank you enough!

  44. Obinna OnyenaliOctober 28 at 7:28 PM

    Thank you for this information, I have laboured for hours trying to set this up, but you have simplified it for me.

  45. Justin Mohan GowdaNovember 3 at 2:37 PM

    I purchased a domain name for my blog which was originally. I attached the new domain 3 days ago but Now when I (or anyone else) tries to access my blog they get a message that reads:
    "You're about to be redirected
    The blog that used to be here is now.
    Do you wish to be redirected?

    This blog is not hosted by Blogger and has not been checked for spam, viruses and other forms of malware."

    When I click "yes" to continue, it can't find the website.

    I'm just not sure what I need to do to fix this problem!

    1. AneeshNovember 3 at 5:01 PM

      please try re-creating the CNAME as mentioned in the tutorial.

  46. Ankappa T DNovember 20 at 3:51 PM

    I got domain name thorugh godaddy about 40 hours back as of now. and I updated c mane, host etc as per this guidelines but still I am not able to view my blog. when I searched my domain name in browser.
    could you please tell me where is the issue?

    1. aneesh josephNovember 20 at 9:56 PM

      DNS changes do take time to propogate. As you might have already noticed, your blog is not live at the new URL.

  47. NIKIN SKDecember 8 at 12:01 PM

    Aneesh you have done nice job, but i could get details of cname by adding the url to blogger. It does not show anything such as warning or details of label etc. What should I do?

  48. Chandan BaisJanuary 3 at 4:55 PM

    its 3 days i did mapped my godaddy domain with blogger but still facing problem. my blog or website not opening.. its redirecting again n again what to do? plz help..