Per-registrar DNS instructions
Exact clicks for GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, Google Domains, Squarespace.
GoDaddy
- 1Sign in at godaddy.com → My Products.
- 2Find your domain → click the three-dot menu → Manage DNS.
- 3Scroll to “DNS records”. Click Add → A. Host: `@`. Points to: the IP shown in Seenly. TTL: 1 hour.
- 4Click Add → CNAME. Host: `www`. Points to: the hostname shown in Seenly. TTL: 1 hour.
- 5Delete any existing A or CNAME on `@` or `www` that point somewhere else (you can re-add later if you ever need them).
- 6Wait a few minutes; click Verify in Seenly.
Namecheap
- 1Sign in at namecheap.com → Domain List.
- 2Find your domain → Manage → Advanced DNS tab.
- 3Add new record → A Record. Host: `@`. Value: the IP from Seenly. TTL: Automatic.
- 4Add new record → CNAME Record. Host: `www`. Target: the hostname from Seenly. TTL: Automatic.
- 5Delete any pre-existing parking-page redirects (Namecheap sets these by default).
- 6Wait a few minutes; click Verify in Seenly.
Cloudflare
- 1Sign in at dash.cloudflare.com → pick your domain.
- 2Open DNS → Records.
- 3Add record → Type A. Name: `@`. IPv4 address: the IP from Seenly. Set Proxy status to DNS only (grey cloud) — orange-cloud proxy interferes with our SSL.
- 4Add record → Type CNAME. Name: `www`. Target: the hostname from Seenly. Proxy: DNS only.
- 5Delete any conflicting A / CNAME records on `@` or `www`.
- 6Wait a few minutes; click Verify in Seenly.
Cloudflare’s orange-cloud proxy is what most “my domain shows a 525 / SSL error after I added it to Seenly” messages are about. Set both records to DNS-only (grey cloud) and it clears up.
Google Domains (now Squarespace Domains)
- 1Sign in at domains.squarespace.com → your domain.
- 2Open DNS → Custom records.
- 3Add → Type A. Host: `@`. Data: the IP from Seenly. TTL: 1 hour.
- 4Add → Type CNAME. Host: `www`. Data: the hostname from Seenly. TTL: 1 hour.
- 5If the domain was migrated from Google Domains, double-check the “Use Squarespace nameservers” option is on or off consistent with where you’re editing.
- 6Wait a few minutes; click Verify in Seenly.
Other registrars
The pattern is the same everywhere: find the DNS / records panel, add an A record on `@` pointing at our IP, and a CNAME on `www` pointing at our hostname. If you can’t find the DNS panel, search your registrar’s help center for “add A record” — that page will get you there. Or write us; we’ll walk you through your specific dashboard.
still stuck?
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