Configuring GoDaddy.com to use your custom hostname

If you do not have a GoDaddy account STOP.  We have a super easy automated method to get both your domain name and make it work with your Smug Mug account.   Go Here for more information. 

Step 1: Log in and proceed to My Account and click Manage Domains.

Step 2: Click the domain you wish to manage.

 
Step 3: Click on Total DNS Control and MX Records.

 

 
Step 4: If you want your domain to look like www.yourdomain.com, you will have to set up a CNAME for 'www'. There most likely is one already.  If there is a www entry, edit it.  If you'd rather have photos.yourdomain.com point to your SmugMug site, you'll want to create a CNAME record with "photos" as the subdomain.
Step 5: Click the "Add New CNAME Record" button. The Alias Name is the subdomain you want to use — the letters that preceed your domain name — such as www or photos. It should point to the hostname www.smugmug.com. Leave TTL value at 1 hour, and click OK.

 
If you need to go back and edit a CNAME record, use the pencil icon.

 
Step 6: IF YOU WISH you can set an A-Record, which will allow visitors to type in http://domain.com instead of http://www.domain.com. You can edit an existing @ A-Record OR click "Add New A-Record". Fill in the fields as shown. Click OK. (Please note that SmugMug's IP address may change at some point in the future.)

 

 
Step 7: Login to your SmugMug account and go to your control panel. In the "Account Settings" section, click the "change" link next to the word "Domain". Type the entire domain name you're forwarding into the space provided. (Ignore the guest password field; it's for something else.)

 

 
Gotcha: They must be all lower-case or it won't work.

Don't add http:// or any / marks. Just type www.yourdomain.com (or photos.yourdomain.com, for example, if you set it up that way).
Step 8: Be patient. It may take up to 48 hours for DNS changes to take effect.

Let us know if you have troubles.