This Tutorial will show you How To Add Custom Domain To Blogger GoDaddy using the Fastest Cloudflare CDN with Latest Trick to setup your Domain easily. So don't miss any step and properly follow all the following steps:
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Buying Custom Domain
Buy a custom domain from domain registrars like GoDaddy, eHostingServer, etc.
For example: modsofapps.xyz, educationgalaxies.com, themeforest.net and so on.
Connecting Domain in Cloudflare
Step 1 Create an account in Cloudflare and log in to your account by clicking on the following links:
• Sign up
• Log in
Step 2
Find 'Add Site' or 'Add a Site' button in menu and click on it.
Step 3
Type your custom domain in 'Enter your site' box and click on 'Add site' button.
Note
Don't type www. before your custom domain even though you want to use www. because I will tell you how to add www. in domain in upcoming steps. So, properly follow all the steps.
Step 4
Choose the 'Free $0' plan and click on 'Continue' button.
Note
After clicking on 'Continue' button, Cloudflare will ask you to change and replace the nameservers 1 and 2 of GoDaddy with the nameservers 1 and 2 of Cloudflare respectively.
Nameservers of GoDaddy will be like ns45.domaincontrol.com and ns46.domaincontrol.com
Whereas Nameservers of Cloudflare will be like gerardo.ns.cloudflare.com and walk.ns.cloudflare.com
Step 5
So, copy the Nameserver 1 and Nameserver 2 of Cloudflare.
Step 6
Now go to 'My Products' section in 'Account Settings' of your domain in GoDaddy by click on this link.
Note
Once you click on the given link, you will be redirected to the login page of GoDaddy. After you login to GoDaddy, you will be redirected to 'My Products' section.
Step 7
Scroll a little bit down to find 'All Products and Services' section.
Step 8
In 'All Products and Services' section, your domain will be given.
Click on 'DNS' button located at the right of your domain.
Step 9
Scroll a little bit down to find 'Nameservers' section.
Step 10
Click on 'Change' button in 'Nameservers' section.
Step 11
Scroll a little bit down and click on 'Enter my own nameservers (advanced)'.
Step 12
Now replace the nameserver 1 and 2 of GoDaddy with the nameserver 1 and 2 of Cloudflare respectively.
Step 13
Click on 'Save' button.
Step 14
A warning pop up will appear to confirm your changes.
Tick on 'Yes' checkbox and click on 'Continue' button.
Note
Now wait for 2 to 3 hours or 24 hours in some case so that the nameservers of Cloudflare get updated and activated.
Finding Security CNAME
Step 1 Go to Google Webmaster to find a security CNAME which is necessary to connect domain in Blogger.
For getting that CNAME, first login to your blogger account and copy the following link and paste in the search bar of the same browser.
https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/details?hl=en&domain=
Step 2
Add your domain at the end of that link so that it looks like
https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/details?hl=en&domain=YOUR-DOMAIN
For example: If domain is modsofapps.xyz, make this link like
https://www.google.com/webmasters/verification/details?hl=en&domain=modsofapps.xyz
Step 3
Click on 'Go' or 'OK' button.
Step 4
Click on 'Add Property' button.
Step 5
Enter your domain and click on 'Continue' button.
Step 6
Switch to 'Alternative methods' from 'Recommended method'.
Step 7
Click on 'Domain name provider' option and select your domain registrar (GoDaddy) from dropdown.
Step 8
Click on 'Add a TXT Record'.
Step 9
Scroll a little bit down and click on 'Add a CNAME Record'.
Step 10
Scroll a little bit up and copy the CNAME Host and CNAME Target.
Setting up DNS Records
Step 1 Login to your Cloudflare account and check whether your domain get activated or not.
Step 2
If your domain is active, click on it.
Step 3
Click on 'DNS' icon in menu.
Step 4
Scroll a little bit down and click on 'Add Record' button.
i. Choose Type 'A'.
ii. Enter your domain in 'Name' box.
iii. Enter 216.239.38.21 in 'IPv4 address' box.
iv. Turn off 'Proxy status'.
v. Choose TTL '2 min'.
vi. Click on 'Save' button.
Step 5
Similarly, add 3 more Type 'A' Records same as above BUT
i. Enter 216.239.36.21 in 'IPv4 address' of 2nd Record.
ii. Enter 216.239.34.21 in 'IPv4 address' of 3rd Record.
iii. Enter 216.239.32.21 in 'IPv4 address' of 4th Record.
So, the Total of 4 Type 'A' Records will be like this:
Step 6
Again click on 'Add Record' button.
i. Choose Type 'CNAME'.
ii. Enter www in 'Name' box.
iii. Enter ghs.google.com in 'Target' box.
iv. Turn off 'Proxy status'.
v. Choose TTL '2 min'.
vi. Click on 'Save' button.
Step 7
Finally again click on 'Add Record' button.
i. Choose Type 'CNAME'.
ii. Enter the CNAME Host in 'Name' box which you had copied in the Google Webmaster.
iii. Enter the CNAME Target in 'Target' box which you had copied in the Google Webmaster.
iv. Turn off 'Proxy status'.
v. Choose TTL '2 min'.
vi. Click on 'Save' button.
So, the Grand Total of 6 Records will be like this:
Connecting Domain in Blogger
Step 1
Go to your Blogger Setting.
Step 2
Scroll down and Go to 'Publishing' section.
Step 3
Click on 'Custom domain'.
Step 4
Add your domain with www.
Step 5
Click on 'Save' button.
Step 6
Turn on 'Redirect domain' option.
Congratulation! you have successfully connected custom domain in blogger. Now wait for 2 to 3 hours or 24 hours in some case and view your blog.
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