Enom CNAME and A record setup

These are the steps DoDomain's hosted connect flow shows a customer whose domain is managed at Enom, in Enom's own vocabulary. A product using DoDomain never writes them: the connect flow detects the provider, shows these steps beside the exact records to create, and verifies each record against the zone's authoritative nameservers. They are published here for your own support articles, and for anyone who wants to see the steps before they start.

Related definitions: CNAME record, A record, apex domain.

Where the records live

Open Enom's DNS management and pick the domain.

How to add a CNAME or A record in Enom

1. Sign in to Enom → Domains → My domains and pick your domain.
2. Choose Host records from the Manage domain drop-down.
3. Enter the Host Name, pick the Record Type, and enter the Address (target).
4. Click Save, then come back and click Verify.

What to put in the Enom host field

Enter the subdomain prefix only in Host Name; use @ for the root domain. For a record on the domain itself, enter @.

Whatever the panel calls the field — Name, Host, Hostname — DoDomain's connect flow shows the value to paste into it already in this provider's format, and shows the fully-qualified name it will verify next to it.

Worth knowing

• Host records take effect only while the domain uses Enom's default name servers; on other name servers they belong at that provider.
• Enom gives you 15 host-record rows to start with; more need a verified support request.
• Enom's default TTL is 3600 seconds and resets to 3600 whenever host records change.
• Enom says changes may take up to 8 to 24 hours to propagate.

Common questions

Where do I add DNS records at Enom?

Open Enom's DNS management and pick the domain.

What goes in the host field at Enom?

Enter the subdomain prefix only in Host Name; use @ for the root domain. For a record on the domain itself, enter @.

How do I check that a record at Enom is live?

Look the name up with the free DNS lookup, which shows the authoritative answer next to what public resolvers return. DoDomain verifies against the authoritative nameservers, so a record can be correct there while resolvers still serve the old answer until its TTL expires.

Check the record is live

A saved record is not yet a live record. DoDomain verifies against the zone's authoritative nameservers, which answer as soon as the provider publishes the change; public resolvers can lag behind for as long as the old answer's TTL. The free DNS lookup shows both answers side by side for any name, and the provider detector tells you which provider serves a domain and whether a one-click path exists for it.

If you are the product asking for this record

You do not have to send customers here. Mint a connect session and the hosted flow shows these steps to your Enom customers on its own, then verifies and keeps monitoring the records — see the connect flow and the framework guides for Next.js, Rails, Laravel and Django. A customer who wants their bare domain rather than a subdomain is the apex question, which no provider panel solves on its own.

Vocabulary checked against Enom's own help page on 2026-10-22: https://support.enom.com/support/solutions/articles/201000065361-managing-dns-host-records.