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DNS Record Management ​

For all our domain customers we offer a user-friendly DNS management tool to manage all your DNS records.

Access ​

  1. Log in to the client portal.
  2. Click Domains → DNS Management in the top menu.
  3. Select the domain from the list.

Manage DNS records ​

  1. In the list of domains, click Manage records.
  2. Click Add Record.
  3. Select the record type from the list.
  4. Enter the Name — @ is for the whole domain, www for a subdomain, etc.
  5. The Value is the IP address which you want to link to your domain.
  6. TTL is set to 1 hour.
  7. Once you have entered your settings, click Save.

Record types ​

A ​

  • Purpose: Maps a domain name to an IPv4 address.
  • Format: domain.com → 192.168.0.1
  • Use case: The most common record type, directing traffic from your domain to a specific server's IP address.
  • Example: When someone visits www.example.com, the A record tells their browser to connect to 192.168.0.1.

AAAA ​

  • Purpose: Maps a domain name to an IPv6 address.
  • Format: domain.com → 2001:db8::1
  • Use case: The IPv6 equivalent of an A record, supporting the newer internet protocol.
  • Example: Enables your domain to work with IPv6-enabled networks and devices.

CNAME ​

  • Purpose: Creates an alias that points one domain name to another domain name.
  • Format: subdomain.example.com → example.com.
  • Use case: Useful for subdomains or when you want multiple domain names to point to the same destination.
  • Example: www.example.com can be a CNAME pointing to example.com.

MX ​

  • Purpose: Specifies mail servers responsible for handling email for your domain.
  • Format: priority mailserver.domain.com.
  • Use case: Essential for email delivery — tells other mail servers where to send emails for your domain.
  • Example: 10 mail.example.com. (priority 10, lower numbers = higher priority)

TXT ​

  • Purpose: Stores arbitrary text data, often used for verification and configuration.
  • Format: "text string"
  • Use case: SPF records for email authentication, domain verification, security policies.
  • Example: v=spf1 ip4:192.168.0.1 ~all (SPF record allowing emails from a specific IP)

SRV ​

  • Purpose: Defines the location of specific services (like VoIP or instant messaging).
  • Format: priority weight port target.domain.com.
  • Use case: Helps applications find services automatically.
  • Example: 0 5 5060 sip.example.com. (SIP service on port 5060 with priority 0, weight 5)

NS ​

  • Purpose: Delegates a domain or subdomain to a set of name servers.
  • Format: nameserver.domain.com.
  • Use case: Tells the internet which servers are authoritative for your domain's DNS records.
  • Example: ns1.example.com. specifies that this server handles DNS queries for the domain.

CAA ​

  • Purpose: Specifies which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue SSL certificates for your domain.
  • Format: flags tag "value"
  • Use case: Security measure to prevent unauthorized SSL certificate issuance.
  • Example: 0 issue "letsencrypt.org" (allows only Let's Encrypt to issue certificates)

TLSA ​

  • Purpose: Associates a TLS server certificate or public key with the domain name.
  • Format: usage selector matching-type certificate-data
  • Use case: Part of DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) for enhanced security.
  • Example: 3 1 1 1234567890abcdef... (certificate usage 3, selector 1, SHA-256 hash)

Troubleshooting ​

  • To check the status of DNS propagation, visit dnschecker.org and select the record type you want to check.
  • To check MX records and validate SPF records, visit MXToolbox.