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GoDaddy manages DNS through its Domain Portfolio. Their validators reject @ and consecutive periods (..) in CNAME fields — use www as the host and cname.vercel-dns.com as the value.

Official GoDaddy help: Add a CNAME record 

Record to create

FieldValue
TypeCNAME
Namewww
Value / Points tocname.vercel-dns.com
TTLAutomatic (or 1 hour / 3600)

Steps

  1. Sign in to GoDaddy  and open your Domain Portfolio.
  2. Click the domain you want to use to open Domain Settings.
  3. Select DNS to view the zone file.
  4. Pre-configuration check: Find any existing A or CNAME records for www (including parking pages) and delete them.
  5. Click Add New Record and choose CNAME.
  6. In Name, enter www.
  7. In Value (or Points To), enter cname.vercel-dns.com.
  8. Leave TTL on Automatic, or set it to 1 hour.
  9. Click Save.

Finish in Bool

  1. Confirm the domain (for example www.yourdomain.com) is added under your project’s Domains tab.
  2. Click Refresh until the status is Active.
  3. Visit https://www.yourdomain.com.

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