Follow the following steps to setup your Blogger domain name through your Hostgator account.
- Log in to your account at Hostgator. (URL for Cpanel like http://example.com/cpanel, replace example.com with actual domain name)
- At the control panel, click on the Advanced DNS zone editor which can be found under the Domains section.
- Note: If you canot see the Advanced DNS zone editor option, try changing the Hostgator theme to enable the same. The theme can be changed by clicking on Change Style under Preferences.
- Select the appropriate domain to which you want to add A records and CNAME records.
- Now add appropriate A Records in the fields provided, as shown below. You need to add the following 4 IP addresses for the A Records to configure your Blogger Domain one-by-one :
216.239.32.21
216.239.34.21
216.239.36.21
216.239.38.21
216.239.34.21
216.239.36.21
216.239.38.21
- To add the CNAME records, select CNAME from the drop down menu and enter the details of your domain. In the Name field, add the name of your domain with
www
. In the CNAME field, writeghs.google.com
for linking your domain with Blogger. Add an appropriate Time-To-Live in the TTL field.
- Click on Add Record to save the new configuration.
Note that it may take some time for the new A records and CNAME records to take effect. Once the changes have taken effect, you can proceed with setting up your blog on Blogger.
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