How to create a DNS-record
To add resource records, go to the domain records section. To do this, click the domain name or Go to records button next to the required domain.
Click Add record.
DNS-records description
The following DNS-records types are available:
A record - an address record that points a domain name or subdomains to an IP address. A record is used for IPv4 (128.128.128.128.)
AAAA record, like the A record, is an address record and points a domain name or subdomains to an IP address. The difference is that the AAAA record is used for the modern IPv6 network protocol (7625:0d18:1fa3:07d7:1f44:8a2e:07a0:678h).
NS record indicates the servers that are responsible for the selected zone.
The CNAME record is used to forward one domain to another domain.
ALIAS record is used to point one domain name to another one, almost the same as a CNAME. The difference is that ALIAS can coexist with other records on that name. ALIAS record can also be used if you wish to alias the root domain to another service.
MX record directs mail to an email server.
SRV record is used for service discovery and defining locations.
The TXT record lets store text notes in the record. It is used for verification purposes and email validation. You can use this record for Sender Policy Framework (SPF) codes that help an email server determine if a message is from a trusted source, as well as ownership verification of a domain.
PTR record is the opposite of the A record, it resolves an IP address to a domain.
Adding an A record
1. In the Type field, select A record.
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, in order to not to add multiple A records with subdomains pointing to the same IP address.
3. In the Content field specify the IP address of the website server
4. In the Weight field specify the desired percentage of traffic distribution to this IP address if you want to set weight Balancing. An empty field is equal to 50%.
5. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
6. Click Create.
Adding an AAAA record
1. In the Type field, select AAAA record
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, in order to not to add multiple AAAA records with subdomains pointing to the same IP address.
3. In the Content field specify the IP address of the website server
4. In the Weight field specify the desired percentage of traffic distribution to this IP address if you want to set weight Balancing. An empty field is equal to 50%.
5. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
6. Click Create.
Adding an NS record
After you specify DNS servers for your domain zone, NS records are automatically created for the main domain. If you want to manage a subdomain zone by yourself, enter the DNS servers for this subdomain in the NS record.
1. In the Type field, select NS record
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, in order not to add multiple NS records with subdomains delegated to the same zone.
3. In the Content field, specify the zone that you want to delegate to the subdomain specified in the Name. The domain must end with a dot, otherwise, the record will point to the "name.<zone name>".
4. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
5. Click Create.
Adding a CNAME record
1. In the Type field, select a CNAME record
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, in order to not to add multiple CNAME records with subdomains pointing to the same domain or zone.
3. In the Content field, specify the domain or domain zone name (as in the case of setting up a Personal domain) that the subdomain from the Name field should refer to. The value must end in a dot, otherwise, the record will point to the "name.<zone name>".
4. In the Weight field, specify the desired percentage of traffic distribution to this IP address if you want to set weight Balancing. An empty field is equal to 50%.
5. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
6. Click Create.
Important! It is impossible to add a CNAME record and an A record for the same subdomain.
Adding an ALIAS record
1. In the Type field, select an AlIAS entry.
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, so as not to add multiple ALIAS records.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
3. The value must be chosen from the existing records. To add value to the Content field, Click the arrow icon. In the drop-down list, select the record to which will be pointed subdomain form the Name field.
4. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
5. Click Create.
Adding an MX record
1. In the Type field, select an MX record.
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, so as not to add multiple MX records with subdomains pointing to the same mail server.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
3. In the Content field, specify the name of the mail server that will get mail for the domain specified in the Name field. The name of the mail server must end with a dot, otherwise, the record will point to the "name.<zone name>".
4. In the Priority field, set the appropriate record priority if you use multiple mail servers. The lower the value, the higher the priority.
5. In the Max hosts field, specify the maximum number of MX records that you plan to add in the future for the mail server.
6. Leave the Weight field empty.
7. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
8. Click Create.
Adding an SRV record
1. In the Type field, select the SRV record.
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
3. In the Weight field, specify the desired percentage of traffic distribution to this IP address if you want to set weight Balancing. An empty field is equal to 50%.
4. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
5. In the Content field, specify the canonical name of the machine that provides the service. The name must end in a dot, otherwise, the record will point to the "name.<zone name>".
6. In the Port field, specify the ports that are used in your systems.
7. In the SRV Weight field, set the relative weight for records with the same priority.
8. In the Priority field, set the priority of the target host. The lower the value, the higher the priority.
9. Click Create.
Adding a TXT record
1. In the Type field, select the TXT record.
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
3. In the Content field, specify the necessary text information that the record should contain.
4. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
5. Click Create.
Adding a PTR record
1. In the Type field, select a PTR record.
2. In the Name field, enter:
- A subdomain.
- * - to create a Wildcard record, in order to not to add multiple PTR records with subdomains that have the same PTR values.
- Empty field if you want to select your root domain.
3. In the Content field, specify the value of the PTR record for the domain specified in the Name field. The name must end in a dot, otherwise, the record will point to the "name.<zone name>".
4. Set the TTL which is time of storing a DNS record in the cache of recursive DNS-servers, in seconds. The value determines how quickly updates made to the record are applied: the lower the number, the faster the update occurs.
5. Click Create.
