Unable to verify custom domain ownership with GoDaddy

Good day. I’m having issues registering custom domain for GitLab Pages with GoDaddy registrar. I created necessary DNS records as has been shown in the instructions, but no luck with getting it past the verification. I got Failed to verify domain ownership error.

First I tried to set up CNAME and TXT verification records in GoDaddy Domain Manager and it didn’t work:

Next I tried to replace CNAME record with A record as pointed out in Custom domains and SSL/TLS Certificates docs and it didn’t work too:

Troubleshooting with terminal dig _gitlab-pages-verification-code.liutkin.com TXT:

; <<>> DiG 9.11.3-1ubuntu1.11-Ubuntu <<>> _gitlab-pages-verification-code.liutkin.com TXT
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 2561
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 65494
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;_gitlab-pages-verification-code.liutkin.com. IN	TXT

;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53)
;; WHEN: Sat Mar 21 09:24:46 EET 2020
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 72

I have no idea what to do next. Would appreciate any suggestions! :pray:

Use the @ on the host of the TXT field

Thank you so much it worked!!!

Pardon me, I am very newbie here. Can you explain more?