GoDaddy - Export All DNS Records TXT
Published on October 1, 2017
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I think many folks may be in the same boat as I am, having purchased domains via GoDaddy or other registrar - and having the sites hosted by WA, Setting up the name servers (NS) has been covered in great detail, but what if you have various TXT records (like Google Webmaster Verification) or using an external mail service (MX) ?
The good news is - once you have the basic site setup, you can have WA Support add the other TXT, MX records needed for you with a support ticket.
Here's how to easily export all your DNS records from GoDaddy ~prior~ to setting up the NS to point to WA Hosting.
- Log in to your GoDaddy account.
- Domain Manager.
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- DNS -> Manage Zones -> Select Required Zone.
- Advanced Features -> Export Zone File (Unix / Windows)
This will give you a handy text file with ALL your current DNS records in place with GoDaddy. Again, do this ~before~ changing the NS to point to WA Hosting.
For example, you have custom Google Webmaster Verification, and outside mail service - in the text file it'll look like this:
; MX Records
@ 604800 IN MX 10 mx.zoho.com
; TXT Records
@ 3600 IN TXT "google-site-verification=blah-blah-blah-blah"
Send an email to Support with the domain name and this info, they'll get it done for you.
The WA Team is also working on DNS Feature in the very near future to make this easier.
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