The DNS record types you can manage
From the panel you can create and edit all the records a modern domain needs:
- A — maps a name to an IPv4 address (points your site at a server).
- AAAA — maps a name to an IPv6 address.
- CNAME — an alias pointing one name at another name (e.g.
www→ your root). Can't coexist with other records on the same name. - MX — mail exchangers, with a priority value, telling the world where to deliver your email.
- TXT — free-form text, used for SPF, DKIM, DMARC, domain verification and more.
- SRV — service records (used by VoIP/SIP, autodiscover, etc.) with priority, weight and port.
- CAA — restricts which certificate authorities may issue TLS certs for your domain.
- NS — delegates a subdomain to other nameservers.
- PTR — reverse DNS (maps IP back to name), typically set where the IP is hosted.
Each record has a name/host, a value, and a TTL. The panel validates entries so you can't, for example, put a CNAME where it would clash.

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