Shopify A and CNAME Record Issues

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Hi...I have search these forums and elsewhere to figure out how to connect my shopify store with my inmotion-hosted domain. Shopify's instructions are not quite clear.
1. What exactly should the A record be named? I understand that Shopify's IP address goes in the address field.
2. I have created a CNAME record as follows: Name: store.mydomain.com, CNAME: mydomain.myshopify.com. Is this correct?
3. There are a whole host of other A records in there, with various 'subdomains'...should all of these be there? Want to be sure these aren't causing the problem:
webmail.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153
webdisk.frankieandthemermaid.com. A 198.46.81.153
whm.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153
autodiscover.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153
cpcontacts.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153
cpcalendars.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153
autoconfig.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153
cpanel.mydomain.com. A 198.46.81.153

Thanks!
Sharon
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Arn
Hello Sharon, Apologies for your confusion in the directions to connect your Shopify store to the InMotion Hosting Domain name. Shopify has a video for this issue that you can see here: Linking Your Domain to Your Shopify Store: DNS Redirect. Answers to your question: 1. What exactly should the A record be named? I understand that Shopify's IP address goes in the address field. A records are NOT named. They are assigned to IP addresses 2. I have created a CNAME record as follows: Name: store.mydomain.com, CNAME: mydomain.myshopify.com. Is this correct? A CNAME is basically a shortcut to a domain name. They must point to a domain name. So your CNAME is incorrect. Per Shopify's directions, step 6 is to change the WWW cname. You leave "www" and then add your shop URL in place of the existing URL. 3. There are a whole host of other A records in there, with various 'subdomains'...should all of these be there? You leave all of the other settings alone. They point to specific services that are provided by the server. You would only change them if you need to reference a location that has been changed. I hope this helps. If you're still confused, then please contact the live technical support team. They can help to explain and change the records for you. If you have any further questions or comments, please let us know. Regards, Arnel C.