How to add a DNS zone record in Cpanel
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To add a record, perform the following steps:
- Access your cPanel using your credentials (Username and Password) or through the client area
- Search for Zone Editor in the search bar or scroll to the domains section
- Click Manage for the domain that you want to modify. A new interface will appear.
- Click Add Record. You can also click the arrow icon (
) next to Add Record and select the desired record type from the menu. - Enter the record’s information provided
- Click Save Record or Save All Records, or click Cancel
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- To add records for a subdomain, use prefix notation. For example, to add a CNAME record for
example.com/prefix, enterprefix.example.com.into theNametext box. - To add multiple records, click Add Record multiple times or select the desired record types from the list. The system adds the new records to the top of the table.
Edit a DNS zone record
To edit a record, perform the following steps:
- Click Manage for the domain that you want to modify. A new interface will appear.
- Click Edit next to the record or records that you want to edit.
- Update the information in the text boxes.
- Click Save Record or Save All Records to save your changes, or click Cancel.
DNS zone record types
When you add or edit a DNS zone record, you can select from the following record types:
A Record
IPv4 Address Record — This record maps hostnames to IPv4 addresses. These records allow DNS servers to identify and locate your website and its various services on the internet. Without appropriate A records, your visitors cannot access your website, FTP site, or email accounts. You can set the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A new or existing DNS zone name. When you enter a zone name, the system automatically appends the domain name to the zone record. For example, if you create the user zone, the system will add the example.com. domain information. |
| Address | Enter the domain’s IP address. |
AAAA Record
IPv6 Address Record — This record is the same as an A record, but maps hostnames to IPv6 addresses.
CAA Record
Certificate Authority Authorization Record — This record controls which certificate authorities (CA) can issue SSL certificates for a domain.
- If no CAA records exist for a domain, all CAs can issue certificates for that domain. If conflicting CAA records already exist, remove the existing CAA records or add one for the desired CA.
- MyDNS does not support this record type.
- The system stores these records in the RFC 3597 format.
You can set the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Issuer Critical Flag | Whether the CA will issue an SSL certificate if the CAA Resource Record contains unknown property tags. For more information about CAA record flags, read the RFC 6844 documentation.
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| Tag | The CAA record’s property type:
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| Value | The CA’s domain, or the CA’s URL if you select the iodef setting in the Tag section. |
CNAME Record
Canonical Name Record — This record creates an alias for another domain name, which DNS resolves. This is useful, for example, if you point multiple CNAME records to a single A record in order to simplify DNS maintenance. You can set the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A new or existing DNS zone name. When you enter a zone name, the system automatically appends the domain name to the zone record. For example, if you create the user zone, the system will add the example.com. domain information. |
| Record | Enter a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, the example2.com domain. You cannot point a CNAME record to an IP address. |
MX Record
Mail Exchanger — This record identifies the servers that handle a domain’s email. Changes that you make to this record control where the server delivers a domain’s email. You can set the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Priority | Identifies the servers that handle a domain’s email. This value for each MX record determines the order in which other mail servers will use the domain’s mail server. A lower value indicates a higher priority level. A value of 0 indicates the highest priority level. |
| Destination | The mail server. This must be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). |
SRV Record
Service Record — This record provides data about available services on specific ports on your server. You can set the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Priority | The service record’s priority value. A lower value indicates a higher priority level. A value of 0 indicates the highest priority level. |
| Weight | This value ranks entries that share the same Priority value. For example, a record with a 0 priority level and an 8 weight value will rank lower than a record with a 0 priority level and 4 weight value. |
| Port | The service’s target port number. |
| Target | The service’s target hostname. |
TXT Record
Text Record — This record contains text data for various services to read. For example, TXT records can specify data for SPF, DKIM, or DMARC email authentication. You can use WHM’s Email Deliverability interface (cPanel » Home » Email » Email Deliverability) to manage your server’s SPF and DKIM records.
The Record text box will accept invalid data. Make certain you enter the correct record information.
Delete a DNS zone record
To delete a record, perform the following steps:
- Click Manage next to the domain you want to modify. A new interface will appear.
- Click Delete next to the record that you want to remove.
- Click Continue in the confirmation dialog box to delete the record, or click Cancel.
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