Connect your DNS records at GoDaddy to Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 admin (2024)

Check the Domains FAQ if you don't find what you're looking for.

If GoDaddy is your DNS hosting provider, follow the steps in this article to verify your domain and set up DNS records for email, Teams, and so on.

Before you begin

You have two options for setting up DNS records for your domain:

• Use Domain Connect If you haven't set up your domain with another email service provider, use the Domain Connect steps to automatically verify and set up your new domain to use with Microsoft 365.

  OR

• Use the manual steps Verify your domain using the manual steps below and choose when and which records to add to your domain registrar. This allows you to set up new MX (mail) records, for example, at your convenience.

Use Domain Connect to verify and set up your domain

Follow these steps to automatically verify and set up your GoDaddy domain with Microsoft 365:

1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, select Settings > Domains, and select the domain you want to set up.

2. Select the three dots (more actions) > choose Start setup.

   

3. On the How do you want to connect your domain? page, select Continue.

4. On the Add DNS records page, select Add DNS records.

5. On the GoDaddy login page, sign in to your account, and select Authorize.

   This completes your domain setup for Microsoft 365.

Create DNS records with manual setup

After you add these records at GoDaddy, your domain will be set up to work with Microsoft services.

Add a TXT record for verification

Before you use your domain with Microsoft, we have to make sure that you own it. Your ability to log in to your account at your domain registrar and create the DNS record proves to Microsoft that you own the domain.

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select DNS next to the domain you want to verify.

   

3. Under DNS Records, select ADD on the top right corner.

   

4. Select TXT option from the filter box.

   

5. In the boxes for the new record, type or copy and paste the values from the table.

   Type	Name	Value	TTL
   TXT	@	MS=ms XXXXXXXX Note: This is an example. Use your specific Destination or Points to Address value here, from the table. How do I find this?	1 hour

   

6. Select Save.

   

   Wait a few minutes before you continue, so that the record you just created can update across the Internet.

Now that you've added the record at your domain registrar's site, you'll go back to Microsoft and request the record. When Microsoft finds the correct TXT record, your domain is verified.

To verify the record in Microsoft 365:

1. In the admin center, go to the Settings > Domains.

2. On the Domains page, select the domain that you're verifying, and select Start setup.

   

3. Select Continue.

4. On the Verify domain page, select Verify.

Add an MX record so email for your domain will come to Microsoft

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select the DNS.

   

3. Under Records, select ADD.

   

4. Choose MX option from the filter box.

   

5. In the boxes for the new record, type or copy and paste the values from the following table.

   (Choose the Type and TTL values from the drop-down list.)

   Type	Name	Priority	Value	TTL
   MX	@	10 For more information about priority, see What is MX priority?	<domain-key>.mail.protection.outlook.com Note: Get your <domain-key> from your Microsoft account. How do I find this?	1 hour

   

6. Select Save.

Add the CNAME record required for Microsoft

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select the three dots next to the domain you want to verify, and then select DNS.

   

3. Under Records, select ADD.

   

4. Choose CNAME from the drop-down list.

   

5. Create the CNAME record.

   In the boxes for the new record, type or copy and paste the values from the first row of the following table.

   (Choose the TTL value from the drop-down list.)

   Type	Name	Value	TTL
   CNAME	autodiscover	autodiscover.outlook.com	1 hour

   

6. Select Save.

Add a TXT record for SPF to help prevent email spam

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select the three dots next to the domain you want to verify, and then select DNS.

   

3. Under Records, select ADD.

   

4. Choose TXT from the drop-down list.

   

5. In the boxes for the new record, type or copy and paste the following values.

   (Choose the TTL value from the drop-down lists.)

   Type	Name	Value	TTL
   TXT	@	v=spf1 include:secureserver.net -all Note: We recommend copying and pasting this entry, so that all of the spacing stays correct.	1 hour

   

6. Select Save.

Advanced option: Microsoft Teams

Only select this option if your organization uses Microsoft Teams. Teams needs 4 records: 2 SRV records for user-to-user communication, and 2 CNAME records to sign-in and connect users to the service.

Add the two required SRV records

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select the three dots next to the domain you want to verify, and then select DNS.

   

3. Under Records, select ADD.

   

4. Choose SRV from the drop-down list.

   

5. Create the first SRV record.

   In the boxes for the new record, type or copy and paste the values from the first row of the following table.

   (Choose the Type and TTL values from the drop-down lists.)

   Type	Service	Protocol	Name	Value	Priority	Weight	Port	TTL
   SRV	_sip	_tls	@	sipdir.online.lync.com	100	1	443	1 Hour
   SRV	_sipfederationtls	_tcp	@	sipfed.online.lync.com	100	1	5061	1 Hour

   

6. Select Save.

7. Add the other SRV record by choosing the values from the second row of the table.

Add the two required CNAME records for Microsoft Teams

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select the three dots next to the domain you want to verify, and then select Manage DNS.

   

3. Under Records, select ADD.

   

4. Choose CNAME from the drop-down list.

   

5. In the empty boxes for the new records, type or copy and paste the values from the first row in the following table.

   Type	Name	Value	TTL
   CNAME	sip	sipdir.online.lync.com. This value MUST end with a period (.)	1 Hour
   CNAME	lyncdiscover	webdir.online.lync.com. This value MUST end with a period (.)	1 Hour

   

6. Select Save.

7. Add the other CNAME record by choosing the values from the second row of the table.

Advanced option: Intune and Mobile Device Management for Microsoft 365

This service helps you secure and remotely manage mobile devices that connect to your domain. Mobile Device Management needs 2 CNAME records so that users can enroll devices to the service.

Add the two required CNAME records Mobile Device Management

1. To get started, go to your domains page at GoDaddy by using this link.

   If you're prompted to log in, use your login credentials, select your login name in the upper right, and then select My Products.

2. Under Domains, select the three dots next to the domain you want to verify, and then select DNS.

   

3. Under Records, select ADD.

   

4. Choose CNAME from the drop-down list.

   

5. In the empty boxes for the new records, type or copy and paste the values from the first row in the following table.

   Type	Name	Value	TTL
   CNAME	enterpriseregistration	enterpriseregistration.windows.net. This value MUST end with a period (.)	1 Hour
   CNAME	enterpriseenrollment	enterpriseenrollment-s.manage.microsoft.com. This value MUST end with a period (.)	1 Hour

   

6. Select Save.

7. Add the other CNAME record by choosing the values from the second row of the table.