Records not showing after adding nameserver in cyberpanel - dns

I am trying to set up a custom nameserver in Cyberpanel, the following is what I've done:
I have a GoDaddy account which have my primary domain(e.g primarydomain.com), the nameservers for this domain(primarydomain.com) is managed by Godaddy, I've added two 'A' records, this points to the IP address where my Cyberpanel is installed (its a digital ocean droplet, all required ports are open):
Then i have added the nameserver details(of primarydomain.com) into the cyberpanel (i've followed these steps: https://forums.cyberpanel.net/discussion/257/super-simple-nameserver-creation) and it also tells me that nameservers have been added successfully.
Also the DNS zone is added (because when i try to add it shows dupliacation error)
But the issue is after successful addition of nameservers(as follows):
when I try to check if they are added successfully or not (via going into menu DNS -> Add/Delete Records) it shows nothing:
I've tried following the following tuts:
https://forums.cyberpanel.net/discussion/257/super-simple-nameserver-creation
https://cyberpanel.net/docs/1-manage-dns/
I've almost created and destroyed 3 droplets thinking it might be the issue with cyber panel installation.

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There's one DNS record missing. You'd need to go into your domain's
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Type: CNAME
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MX # mx01.1and1.co.uk
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and attempt to add a new record as per SquareSpace's instructions above, only to get the error message
A CNAME record can only be set for a subdomain. To alias your main domain please use Redirect
But looking at redirect I'm worried that, if I set this up, all the email addresses that use the same domain and Ionos' mail servers will fail. I seem to remember trying this exercise about 2 years ago, but managed to kill everyone's email accounts (!) until I removed it again.
Has anyone had this problem and solved it? It seems specific to SquareSpace / Ionos as they both give a standard set of instructions which they expect to work.
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After working with Ionos' customer service desk, they managed to add the required Squarespace DNS entry and they now read
TYPE HOST NAME VALUE SERVICE ACTIONS
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CNAME www ext-cust.squarespace.com -
CNAME autodiscover adsredir.1and1.info Standard Record
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MX # mx01.1and1.co.uk -
MX # mx00.1and1.co.uk -
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I recently changed NS of one domain to another host and created a domain using Helm Control Panel.
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I have cleared dns cache, rebuilt and updated it. also I removed the domain and added it again.
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Edit 2:
Actually this error was not about the DNS stuff, it is a failure of Helm Control Panel adding/removing alias domains. To share the experience, I Add a answer to this question.
This was not a DNS error.
I found the answer when examining IIS where i noticed the website was stopped.
Forcing the website to start, this error message poped up:
IIS was unable to start the site, another site may already be using the port you configured for this site.
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I'm attempting to satisfy the Cookieless domain suggestion of Google's Page Speed plugin and am running into a wall with my host who can't be bothered with the details of why it's not working. Accessing st1.dgcstatic.com should be the same as accessing st1.defunctgames.com; however, this is not the case.
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You'll need to configure through your webhost provider the second domain. Hosting companies do this differently; in my case it's just a matter of adding a new domain to my account (extra $1/mo), and configuring the path for HTML source files.

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