GEARLAUNCH Blogs

DNS Records Setup for GoDaddy

October 3, 2023

This registrar doesn’t offer email forwarding service.

To get started setting up your store on your own domain using our platform, visit our website, www.gearlaunch.com/platform and click on “JOIN US TODAY.”

Click on the “LOGIN” button. Use  your Gmail address and password to log in.

Fill out the Gear Launch Seller Registration Form and then click “Submit.”

Accept the GearLaunch Seller Agreement.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page; add your Domain registrar and your Domain then click the “Submit” button.

It usually takes less than 24 hours to receive approval for your store.  You’ll be notified by email once it’s approved.

After your store gets approved, you can log in to your GearLaunch account. In your dashboard, click on the green bar that says, “This GearLaunch site is not launched yet! Click here to see your DNS settings page.”

Next, click on the “Check DNS records” button.

Copy the values from here to update your domain registrar with these DNS records and values.

Go to your domain registrar website and log in to your account.

Update your DNS records with the information you got from your GearLaunch dashboard.

Once you’re set up with your GearLaunch account, log into your Godaddy.com account. Go to your profile on the top right corner and click on “My Products” from the drop-down menu.

Scroll down to the “Domains” section, look for the domain you want to set up and click on the DNS button.

Get rid of all existing DNS records that can be deleted.

Confirm the deletion in the pop-up window by clicking the “Delete” button. That’s the easiest way to make sure you correctly set up your DNS records without any other records interfering.

Next, set up your own DNS records by clicking the “ADD” link.

Click on the “Select” drop-down list to add the corresponding records. Then fill the fields with the records provided in the GearLaunch admin setup page and click on “Save”.

Once you’ve configured all your DNS records in your Godaddy.com account, you still need to decide if you want to use Office365 to set up your email forwarding. Doing so allows your customers to reach our customer service team directly. You can use a personalized support email (support@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME.COM), or you can use our free generic support email (HELLO@GEARLAUNCH.COM).

The last step in your Godaddy.com account is waiting for the registrar to populate the DNS records update. Once you click on “Verify DNS records” and each setting’s status is “verified”, it means your store is live.

Last, your store will begin the SSL certificate signing process which could take up to 24 hours to be completed. It’s worth the wait for your store to be live and secure.

Video instruction: