# Add your DNS records in GoDaddy

**Category:** [Email Sending](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/email-sending)
**Updated:** 2026-10-04

GoDaddy calls the Name field "Host", which is the only real difference from the instructions on screen.

## Before you start

Add your domain in TotalCtrl first, at
**Connections → Email Sending**. That page shows the exact
records to add — this article explains where to put them in GoDaddy. Keep
both windows open; you will copy values across.

## Steps

  
- Sign in to GoDaddy and open **My Products**.
  
- Find your domain and click **DNS** (or
      *Manage DNS*).
  
- Click **Add New Record**.
  
- Choose the **Type** TotalCtrl shows (`TXT` or
      `CNAME`).
  
- Put the record name in **Host** — only the part before your
      domain. Use `@` if the record is for the domain itself.
  
- Paste the value into **Value** (TXT) or **Points
      to** (CNAME).
  
- Click **Save**, and repeat for each record.

  

**The most common mistake:** in the
  *Name* or *Host* field, enter only the part *before* your
  domain. Your DNS provider adds the domain for you. If TotalCtrl shows
  `tc1._domainkey.acme.com` and your domain is `acme.com`,
  you enter `tc1._domainkey` — not the full value. Pasting the whole
  thing creates `tc1._domainkey.acme.com.acme.com`, which will never
  verify.

### If the value looks too long

DKIM values are long — several hundred characters. That is normal. Paste the
whole thing on one line, exactly as shown, with no spaces or line breaks added.
Use the copy button next to each value rather than selecting the text by hand;
a stray leading space is the second most common reason verification fails.

### TTL

Leave TTL on its default (or *Automatic*). A lower TTL means changes
propagate faster if you need to correct a typo, but the default is fine.

### Changes can take a few minutes to appear

GoDaddy sometimes does not show a new record in the list immediately. Reload
the page before assuming it did not save.

## Then verify

Back in TotalCtrl, go to **Connections → Email Sending**
and click **Verify**. Records usually resolve within a few minutes,
though DNS can take up to 48 hours. If it does not verify straight away, wait a
few minutes and try again — nothing is lost by clicking Verify repeatedly.

Until the domain verifies, your email still sends. It just goes out from a
TotalCtrl address with your name and reply-to, so replies still reach you.

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## Related Articles

- [Set up email sending from your own domain](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/set-up-email-sending)
- [Add your DNS records in Cloudflare](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/dns-records-cloudflare)
- [Add your DNS records in Namecheap](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/dns-records-namecheap)
- [Link tracking, and why we do not track opens](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/link-tracking-and-opens)

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