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Adding custom DNS records (A, CNAME, MX)

This tutorial will show you how to add a DNS record (A, CNAME or MX).

  1. Login to your control panel.

  2. Click the domain that you would like to edit. (Skip this skip if you have only 1 domain in your account.)

  3. Click "Domains" under "Main".

  4. Click "edit" icon that is next to "DNS Configuration".
    *If you have more than 1 domain, you need to select the domain first.

  5. Click "Add DNS XXX record" where XXX is the type of record you want to add.

  6. Type the information needed:

    • Name: Hostname (without the domain) i.e. "host.example.com" will be "host"

    • TTL: Time to Live (in second)

    • Data:

      • for A record, it will be an IP

      • for MX record, it will be a number and a hostname

      • for CNAME record, it will be a hostname

  7. Press "Submit" button

  8. If success, you will see this messgae "DNS XXX record has been added successfully".

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