Simple Dns Zone Editor Hostgator



Overview

To get started, you can either purchase a hosting account from Hostgator or change your domain's nameserver (NS) records to point to Microsoft. On the Control Panel page, in the Domains area, select Advanced DNS Zone Editor. (You may have to scroll down.).

DNS (Domain Name System) is the component of the Internet that converts human-readable domain names (for example, example.com) into computer-readable IP addresses (for example, 192.0.32.10). DNS uses zone files that reside on your server to map domain names to IP addresses.

The advanced DNS Zone Editor along with the Simple DNS Zone editor were combined into the Zone Editor interface. You should be able to add a TXT record by going to cPanelDomainsManage Zone - TXT under the 'Filter by Name' Box or Add 'TXT' Record in the Orange Dropdown on the right-hand side of the table. In order to implement your DKIM key, or TXT record in HostGator there are a couple steps to follow to access the DNS zone for HostGator. Log into your account you have with HostGator. Once logged in, direct your way to Domains and click on Advanced DNS Zone Editor.

There are several different types of records in a domain's zone file. This interface allows you to create and delete A and CNAME (Canonical Name Record) records.

Note:

You cannot set a record's time to live (TTL) in this interface. Records that you create with this interface default to the TTL that your hosting provider specifies. To set the TTL for a record, use cPanel's Advanced DNS Zone Editor interface (Home >> Domains >> Advanced DNS Zone Editor).

Add an A record

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An A record is a DNS record that maps hostnames to IP addresses. A records are essential because they 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.

To add an A record, perform the following steps:

  1. If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
  2. Enter the Name and Address of the A record.
  3. Click Add A Record.

Warning:

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cPanel & WHM configures your DNS records so that visitors can resolve your website and its services (for example, FTP and Email). Only add A records when you add a service that cPanel & WHM or your service provider do not provide.

Add a CNAME record

A CNAMErecord creates an alias for another domain name, which DNS looks up. This is useful, for example, if you point multiple CNAME records to a single A record in order to simplify DNS maintenance.

To add a CNAME record, perform the following steps:

  1. If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
  2. Enter CNAME record in the Name and CNAME text box.
  3. Click Add CNAME Record.

Delete a record

To delete an A or CNAME record, perform the following steps:

  1. If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
  2. Click the Delete link next to the record that you wish to remove.
  3. Click Delete.
Annoying DNS zone editor

I haven't used their services myself, but in doing a mail server migration for a customer, I went onto their cPanel to set a short TTL and found no MX records at all. Fine - after chatting to their support, it turns out they have hidden the MX records in the email section rather than the DNS zone editor. Non-standard, but fine once you know. Then the next problem - you can set the TTL on the records in the advanced zone editor, but not the MX entry page. Support's suggestion - change the TTL on the A record. Thanks. I'll just ask Microsoft to change their TTL, shall I? Helpful/

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When you call your DNS zone editor 'advanced' and don't offer the ability to edit the MX records or their TTL? SMH.

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