Adding DNS records: A, CNAME, MX and TXT

You manage records under Dashboard → My Domains → Manage → DNS.

The record types you will actually use

| Type | What it does | Example value | | --- | --- | --- | | A | Points a name at an IPv4 address | 203.0.113.10 | | CNAME | Points a name at another name | yourdomain.com | | MX | Where email for the domain is delivered | mail.yourdomain.com (priority 10) | | TXT | Free-form text; used for SPF, DKIM and verification | v=spf1 include:... |

Common tasks

Point the bare domain at your hosting. Add an A record with name @ and your server IP.

Point www at the same place. Add a CNAME with name www and value yourdomain.com.

Verify a domain for Google or Facebook. They give you a TXT record — paste it with name @.

Use Google Workspace or Zoho for email. Delete the existing MX records and add the ones from your mail provider, keeping the priorities exactly as given.

TTL, and why your change has not appeared

TTL is how long the rest of the internet is allowed to cache the record. The default 3600 means one hour. Lower it to 300 a day before you plan a change, then raise it again afterwards.

If a change has not appeared, check it at the source rather than in your browser:

dig yourdomain.com +short
dig MX yourdomain.com +short

Browsers cache DNS aggressively — always test in a private window.

One rule that prevents most outages

A name may have an A record or a CNAME, never both. If you add a CNAME for @, mail delivery for the domain will break.