Set up your DNS at GoDaddy
Step-by-step DNS setup for GoDaddy. New to this? Start with the DNS setup overview to understand Full DNS vs Split DNS and pick the right option — then follow the matching section below. Examples use example.com; copy the real values from the cripta.to setup screen.
Change your nameservers
Repoint GoDaddy's nameservers to the two cripta.to shows you — cripta.to then manages every record for you. What does this mean?
- Sign in to GoDaddy and open Domain Portfolio.
- Select the domain, then open its Domain Settings.
- Under Nameservers, click Change.
- Choose “I'll use my own nameservers” (Custom / Enter my own nameservers).
- Remove GoDaddy's nameservers and enter the two nameservers cripta.to shows you.
- Click Save. GoDaddy may ask you to confirm you understand DNS moves off GoDaddy.
Add the records at GoDaddy
Keep GoDaddy as your DNS host and add the records below yourself. What does this mean?
How to add a record at GoDaddy
- Sign in to GoDaddy and open Domain Portfolio.
- Select the domain, then open the DNS tab (Manage DNS).
- Scroll to the Records section and click Add New Record.
- Pick the record Type, fill in the fields, and click Save.
1 · Delegate the mail subdomain (NS)
Add an NS record for each nameserver cripta.to shows you, all on the host mail. This hands the mail.example.com subdomain to cripta.to so it can manage the server's own records (like its A record and TLS) without touching the rest of your domain.
| Type | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
NS | mail | the nameservers cripta.to shows you (one NS record each) |
2 · Add the root-domain mail records
| Type | Name | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
MX | @ | mail.example.com | Priority 10 — routes incoming mail to your server. |
TXT | @ | v=spf1 mx ~all | SPF — authorizes your server to send mail. |
TXT | _dmarc | v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:d4d8f72c1a3b5e70@dmarc.cripta.to | DMARC policy. |
TXT | mail._domainkey | v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=… | DKIM — paste the full key cripta.to shows you. |
A | webmail | 203.0.113.10 | Webmail UI — use the exact server IP cripta.to shows you. |
The webmail A record is only needed if you enabled webmail. The mail server's own A record is handled by cripta.to through the NS delegation above — you do not add it here.
3 · Add the SRV autodiscovery records
SRV records let mail apps (especially Android and Thunderbird) find your IMAP and submission servers automatically. GoDaddy splits an SRV record into separate fields — enter them exactly as shown. Add both records below.
- Type
SRV- Service
_imaps- Protocol
_tcp- Name
_imaps- Value
mail.example.com- Priority
0- Weight
0- Port
993- TTL
1/2 Hour
- Type
SRV- Service
_submissions- Protocol
_tcp- Name
_submissions- Value
mail.example.com- Priority
0- Weight
0- Port
465- TTL
1/2 Hour
_imaps SRV record at GoDaddy.GoDaddy stores the Value as the target hostname (mail.example.com) — do not add a trailing dot. Replace example.com with your own domain.
After you save, DNS changes usually take 5–30 minutes (up to 48 hours) to propagate. cripta.to detects the change automatically and continues onboarding — you can close the setup page and come back later.