Domain Dns Record Types

Enter a domain name and select record type to get a specific record or keep default to fetch all dns records.

Domain dns record types. Alias auto resolved alias. Others are less relevant deprecated or replaced. Various dns record strings serve as commands on how the server should approach them and they ensure that your site functions the way you intend it to. Here the complete a record means that the a record value can hold for 14400 seconds 240 minutes before the dns server refreshes the value.

Dns servers create a dns record to provide important information about a domain or hostname particularly its current ip address. 10 top dns record types. Some record types are common. Cname canonical name for an alias.

Most of the websites have only one a record but the website can have more than one a record to balance the traffic. To setup one of these records right click a zone in the left list in the dns records window and select the. Address mapping record a record also known as a dns host record stores a hostname and its corresponding ipv4 address. This week we are going to teach you the differences between the four main dns record types.

Srv location of service. The most common dns record types are. Aaaa ipv6 host address. Dnsimple supports common and traditional record types along with some newer types introduced to provide innovative services.

A aaaa cname mx caa etc. The a record is one of the most commonly used record types in any dns system. If you re new dns record management you were probably a little overwhelmed when you saw the dozens of different record types. Soa start of authority.

This list of dns record types is an overview of resource records rrs permissible in zone files of the domain name system dns. Dns lookup tool finds all dns records of a given domain name. It also contains pseudo rrs. The records include but not limited to a aaaa cname mx ns ptr srv soa txt caa.

Here i will take you on a journey to understanding the top 7 most commonly used dns record types and when to use them. Although there are various types of dns records that all perform different actions these four record types are the most commonly used. And then you will learn how you can use these different records to improve your domain s performance. An a record is actually an address record which means it maps a fully qualified domain name fqdn to an ip address.

There are several different dns record types.