What is DNS?
DNS stands for Domain Name System and refers to how computers
find other computers on the Internet. Unique IP addresses are
associated with each computer on the Internet. These IP addresses
are like house numbers on a street. They make it possible for
other computers to find your computer.
To make finding computers easier for humans, DNS allows
you to create an easy to remember name for your computer
and associate it with your computer's IP Address. By adding
an Alias record to a DNS server for your domain and telling
it that mail.yourname.com is the computer with an IP Address
of 192.168.1.22 you allow anyone on the Internet to find
your computer by using the name mail.yourname.com.
You can add DNS Management to your domains during
checkout. To add DNS Management to an existing domain,
visit your account
management.
What is 000Domains Web-Based DNS?
000Domains Web-Based DNS Management allows you to use nameservers
located at 000Domains for your domain. Using your Internet browser
you can add, remove, and edit Alias records(Host records),
MX records(Mail Server records), NS records(Name Server Records),
and CNAME records. You have total control over the DNS records
for your domain, without the hassle or cost of maintaining
your own DNS server.
Why use 000Domains Web-Based DNS?
It's Quick!
Simply enable DNS Management in the Domain
Management area, and immediately enter A records, NS records,
MX records, and CNAME records for your account. Within
24-48 hours the changes will have propagated through
the Internet and you will be in business! 000Domains updates
its DNS files hourly, so your changes will be implemented
quickly. Remember though that due to DNS caching on
the internet it may take longer to see your changes.
It's Easy!
There are no messy configuration files to
worry about with 000Domains's Web-Based DNS Management.
Records can quickly be added, removed, and edited using
an intuitive interface.
It's Reliable and Fast!
000Domains uses multiple DNS servers located
at co-location sites with plenty of bandwidth and low-latency
access for your DNS needs. Don't be worrying about
the stability of your connection, and losing customers
because your DNS server is down. 000Domains provides a
first or second line of protection for your DNS service
needs. 000Domains can act either as primary or secondary
nameserver for your business.
How do I get 000Domains Web-Based
DNS Service?
You can enable the 000Domains Web-Based DNS Management
Console by logging in to your 000Domains account and selecting
the domain you wish to enable. Click on "Enable 000Domains
DNS" under the "Add my Domain to 000Domains DNS Service" section.
Simply click on DNS Management Console and begin adding
your records. Changes will initially take 48-72 hours
because we need to change your nameservers to 000Domains
nameservers and update the other nameservers on the
Internet with your new information. After that changes
to your records will be reflected in our nameservers
within an hour of you making them.
What kind of records do I need to create?
Alias Record
A unique Alias Record should be created for each
physical host in your domain that you desire to address
using a DNS name such as mycomputer.mydomain.com. Enter
a hostname for your computer and the IP address of
the computer that you want that name to point towards.
Technical Notes: An Alias is the same as a BIND "A" Record.
You may add multiple Alias's with the same hostname
but different IP's to provide systems redundancy if
you have multiple computers providing the same services.
NS Record
A Nameserver Record specifies a host to act as a Nameserver
for a domain. When you first log in to the DNS Management
console 000Domains's nameservers are set to act as the nameserver
for your domain. The records for 000Domains's nameservers
apear in red in the Management Console. The hostname of a Nameserver must
be an Alias. Do not use a CNAME.
MX Record
A Mailserver Record specifies a host to receive mail for
your domain. i.e. Mail sent to 000Domains.com gets delivered
to the host mail.000Domains.com. The hostname of a Mailserver
must be an Alias Record. Do not use a CNAME.
CNAME Record
A CNAME Record creates a pointer from a name to an alias
name. i.e. You may wish to have the name ftp.yourname.com
point to webserver.yourname.com. To do this create a
CNAME record from ftp to webserver.yourname.com. This
allows you to refer to already named machines without
having to worry about IP addresses.
What kind of records should I create?
Basic Setup
For a simple single machine webserver/ftpserver
setup you should create an Alias record with the IP
address of your single machine and a descriptive name
as the hostname. Ex. webserver.000Domains.com IP Address
= xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. You can then create several CNAME
entries that point to your single machine, such as
www.000Domains.com CNAME webserver.000Domains.com and ftp.000Domains.com
CNAME webserver.000Domains.com. People can now access
your machine at either www.000Domains.com or ftp.000Domains.com
Basic +Mail
In addition to adding the ALIAS and CNAME records above you
will need to add an MX record to tell hosts where to send mail
for your domain. To add mail delivery to the webserver.000Domains.com
machine select "Add MX" from
the console and type "webserver.000Domains.com" into the Mail Server
textbox. Mail for the domain in the MX domain box will now be delivered to
the Mailserver machine.
Basic +MX+NS
In addition to the above two steps adding an NS record
will allow you to either provide DNS for your root domain,
or a delegated subdomain. Delegating a subdomain, such
as subdomin.000Domains.com means that all DNS for that subdomain
will be handled by the server specified in the Name Server text box.
Other Records
You should not use a CNAME pointer as either a Mail Server
or Name Server, for example, in the above scenario's
don't use ftp.000Domains.com as the Mail Server in an MX
record. If you would like to use webserver.000Domains.com
as the Mail Server but with a name like mail.000Domains.com
create an A, or Alias record that points mail.000Domains.com
to the same IP address as webserver.000Domains.com and then
create an MX record that points to mail.000Domains.com.
Why are the top records Red?
The "red record" is one of the primary nameservers
for your domain. It is the 000Domains nameserver where
your DNS records for your domain reside. If you delete all
of these records from your domain then you will no longer
have DNS service through the web-based DNS Management
Console. You will have to point your domain to new DNS
servers using the domain management pages.
If you have any other questions, please e-mail
Customer Support Here.
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