How to Set Up Blogger with a Custom Domain (Using CNAME Records and A Records)

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🚀 How I Connected My Blogger Blog to a Custom Domain (Step-by-Step!)

After blogging on the default trexera.blogspot.com for a while, I finally took the plunge and set up my own domain—www.trexera.space. It looks way more professional now. If you're thinking about doing the same, here’s my easy walkthrough using CNAME and A records.

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⚙️ Step 1: Add Your Domain in Blogger

1. Head to Blogger Dashboard → Settings
2. Under "Publishing", click "Custom domain"
3. I entered www.mydomain.com (the www version works best)
4. Clicked Save, but got a warning (don't panic!)

Blogger gave me a CNAME verification code (something like ab12xyz...). I saved this for the next step.

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🌐 Step 2: Up
date DNS Settings at My Domain Provider

✳️ Option A – Use CNAME (Best for www domains)

I logged in to my domain registrar (Namecheap in my case) and added:

Type	Name	Value	TTL
CNAME	www	ghs.google.com	Default
CNAME	xyz123	gv-abcxyz.googlehosted.com	Default

📌 Blogger gives you unique CNAMEs, so your second one will look different.

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✳️ Option B – Add A Records (For root domain like mydomain.com)

Type	Name	Value
A	@	216.239.32.21
A	@	216.239.34.21
A	@	216.239.36.21
A	@	216.239.38.21

🛡️ I also added the CNAME Blogger gave me, just like above.
💡 Tip: Use @ as the hostname for root domain records.

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🔀 Step 3: Redirect mydomain.com → www.mydomain.com

To avoid confusion, I set up a 301 redirect in my domain dashboard:

• From: mydomain.com
• To: www.mydomain.com

✅ Blogger also has a toggle for this under domain settings—make sure that’s on too!

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⏳ Step 4: Let the DNS Settle… Then Verify

• Waited ~30 minutes (can take up to 48 hrs)
• Went back to Blogger and hit Save again
• And boom—my blog opened with my custom domain!

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🧠 Bonus Tips That Helped Me

✔️ Stick to www—less trouble with SSL and DNS
✔️ Don't forget to enable HTTPS in Blogger settings
✔️ If using Cloudflare, turn off the orange cloud during setup
✔️ Need a platform first? I wrote about the Top 3 Free Blogging Sites for Writers

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Now my blog www.trexera.space looks legit, loads faster, and makes a great first impression. If you’re stuck or have questions, feel free to drop a comment—I’m happy to help others get it right the first time! 👇

Let me know if you want a dark theme version of this guide or maybe a matching graphic to go along with it! 🖌️✨
You’ve built something great—now let’s make it shine. 💪🌟

That's it for this blog, I'll see you in another one.