DNS Records for Moving a GoDaddy Domain to a New Host While Keeping Microsoft 365 Email 📧
When moving your domain from GoDaddy to a new DNS host but keeping Microsoft 365 email services, you must update your DNS records at the new host to ensure uninterrupted email and service functionality. Below are the exact DNS record values you need to configure for Microsoft 365 email and related services.
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- MX Record (for Exchange Online mail routing)
• Type: MX
• Priority: 0
• Host name: @ (root domain)
• Points to address: .mail.protection.outlook.com (replace with your tenant’s initial domain prefix, e.g., contoso.onmicrosoft.com → contoso.mail.protection.outlook.com)
• TTL: 1 hour
This MX record directs incoming email to Microsoft 365’s mail protection service. The exact value depends on your tenant name and must be updated accordingly at the new DNS host. [Connect yo…rosoft 365] - TXT Record (for SPF and domain verification)
This SPF record authorizes Microsoft 365 to send email on behalf of your domain and helps prevent spoofing.
Additionally, if you are verifying domain ownership, you may need to add a TXT record with a value like MS=msXXXXXXXX (specific to your tenant) during the verification process. This record can be removed after verification.
- CNAME Records
• Type: CNAME
• Host name: autodiscover
• Points to address: autodiscover.outlook.com
• TTL: 1 hour
This CNAME record enables Outlook and other clients to automatically discover Exchange Online settings. - SRV Records (for Skype for Business / Teams federation)
• Type: SRV
• Service: _sipfederationtls
• Protocol: _tcp
• Port: 5061
• Weight: 1
• Priority: 100
• Name: @
• Target: sipfed.online.lync.com
• TTL: 1 hour
This SRV record supports federation for Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams.
Additional Notes:
• If you have an existing msoid CNAME record, it must be removed as it conflicts with Microsoft 365 Enterprise Apps activation. [DNS record…ce 365 DoD] [Domain Nam…loud ( …]
• For tenants in specialized clouds such as GCC High or DoD, the MX, CNAME, and SRV record targets differ slightly (e.g., MX points to tenant.mail.protection.office365.us or tenant.mail.protection.office365.us with region-specific suffixes). Ensure you use the correct values for your environment.
• TTL values are generally set to 1 hour but can be adjusted based on your DNS host capabilities and organizational policies.
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