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I have a domain registered with Godaddy and I am setting up a dedicated server for learning purposes. I want the server's hostname to be resolvable. I created custom NS records (ns1.mydomain.com & ns2.mydomain.com) with Godaddy pointing to my server ip. I edited the /etc/hosts files and /etc/sysconfig/network to use the hostname abc.mydomain.com. But I am unable to resolve the hostname to ip address. Please help me step by step considering I am a total noob.

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  • Is your server running a DNS server? It would probably be easiest to leave the NS records pointed to GoDaddy, and then use the Go Daddy domain management interface to setup the DNS entry for abc.mydomain.com to point to your server.
    – heavyd
    May 3, 2015 at 13:47
  • Thank you for the response. This is where I need help. I am now pointing the domain to godaddy default nameservers but I don't know how to follow further steps.
    – Gaurav Grv Robinson
    May 3, 2015 at 14:30
  • Personally not a fan of Go Daddy but could you link to the steps you are having issues with (support / faq links used) so maybe one of us here can better explain them or walk you through as needed.
    – linuxdev2013
    May 3, 2015 at 14:51

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If you goal is to have a resolvable hostname without having to install & configure a DNS server on your box you should use GD DNS servers. (not a fan of GD either btw)

So instead of pointing your domain to ns1.yourdomain.com & ns2.yourdomain.com point your domain to GD nameservers and add hostname A record. The steps of adding an A record are outlined here: https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/680/managing-dns-for-your-domain-names

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