Pointing domains to Flywheel from GoDaddy

Add the domain to your Flywheel site and note the IP address

Under the Domains panel in the Flywheel site overview, add the domain you’d like to point to Flywheel. Set the domain to primary. Our system will automatically perform a series searches for the old domain, replacing them with the new domain. All non-primary domains will also be set up with a 301 redirect to the primary domain.

Access GoDaddy's DNS control panel

Once logged into GoDaddy’s administration panel, use the “Domains” menu drop down to navigate to your domains.

 

Click the DNS button.

Replace the A Name DNS record associated with the domain

First, select the A Name record that currently exists. Click on the Edit icon (looks like a pencil) to edit the record.

Then edit this A Name record with the @ symbol as Host and your Flywheel IP address in the Points to field.

Click Save when finished.

Unless you have a subdomain setup like shop.yourdomain.com, you should likely only need one A Record value. At the very least, make sure that you only have one A record with @ set as the host and that this host is pointing to your Flywheel IP address.

Verify that the record is in place and save changes

Check to make sure the record change has been updated and points to your site’s Flywheel IP address. These values are saved on a record by record basis, so you’re likely done at this stage. Good job!