DNS Records
Each DNS record type does one specific job. Knowing which one to use avoids the most common cause of a website or mailbox going dark.
Read the knowledge baseThe record types you will use
These cover almost every real-world configuration.
- A — points a name to an IPv4 address
- AAAA — points a name to an IPv6 address
- CNAME — points one name at another name
- MX — directs email to your mail servers
- TXT — verification records, SPF and DMARC policies
- SRV — service records used by chat and VoIP systems
Email authentication records
SPF lists the servers allowed to send as your domain, DKIM signs your outgoing mail, and DMARC tells receiving servers what to do when a check fails. We configure all three when we set up business email.