Manage DNS records

A/AAAA/CNAME/MX/TXT basics and common setups.

Manage DNS records

DNS records connect your domain to servers and services.

Common record types

• A: points a name to an IPv4 address.

• AAAA: points a name to an IPv6 address.

• CNAME: alias one name to another name.

• MX: mail routing.

• TXT: verification and email auth (SPF/DKIM/DMARC).

Typical setups

Website on a VPS

• A record for @ → your VPS IPv4

• Optional A record for www → your VPS IPv4, or CNAME www → @

Email deliverability

• SPF (TXT)

• DKIM (TXT)

• DMARC (TXT)

Bad MX/TXT records can break email. Make one change at a time.