George K 4:51 pm on March 18, 2019
Tags: CNAME, dns, domain, godaddy, heroku, manage dns, records, url, value, website   

How to add DNS to heroku app with GoDaddy.

Prerequisites

  1. Heroku App already deployed. ex url: something.herokuapp.com
  2. GoDaddy domain
Steps

1. In GoDaddy, select the domain you want to configure.
2. Under Domain Settings, Scroll down and select Manage DNS.


3. Under Records you will see CNAME, edit that CNAME and replace @ with your heroku domain under value. If CNAME is not there, add a new CNAME record.

4. Go to Heroku and go to your app settings. Scroll down to Domains and Certificates. Add your GoDaddy domain twice, once with www and once without. 

5. Go to your domain and you site should appear, if not, try clearing your cache and cookies. 
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