DNS records reference
10 March 2024 (Updated 10 March 2024)
A Record (IPV4 Address record)
Maps a domain name to an IPv4 address.
Example: Map example.com to 192.0.2.1.
AAAA Record (IPV6 Address record)
Maps a domain name to an IPv6 address.
Example: Map example.com to 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334.
CNAME (Canonical Name Record)
Used to alias one domain to another. For example, if you want to point blog.example.com to exampleblog.com. The target domain must already have its own A or AAAA record.
MX Record (Mail Exchange Record)
Used to specify the mail servers responsible for receiving email on behalf of a domain. It includes a priority field which is used to specify the the order in which the mail servers should be used.