Chapter 9: Domain Names, DNS and Subdomains

9.6 Pointing a GoDaddy domain to EC2 (GoDaddy DNS)

By Ravindra Bagale · Last updated: 25 September 2026

This is the simplest method: GoDaddy stays both registrar and DNS host.

1. My Products → Domains → click your domain → DNS (or Manage DNS).
2. In the DNS Records list, find the A record with name @. A new domain usually points it to GoDaddy's "Parked" page. Click Edit (pencil icon).
3. Set Value / Points to = your Elastic IP 13.233.10.25, TTL = 600 seconds (or Custom → 600) → Save.
4. Find the CNAME record www. Make sure its value is @ (meaning example.com). If it is missing, Add New Record → CNAME, Name www, Value @.
5. Delete any extra A records for @ that still point to parking/forwarding IPs, and turn off Forwarding if it was enabled. Two different A records for the same name make visitors randomly land on the wrong server.
6. Leave NS, SOA and any MX/TXT records (email, verification) as they are.

The DNS table should look like this:

Usually the new A record works within minutes. Verify with dig (section 9.9) before blaming the web server.