How do you configure your domain's DNS?
Learn how to set up your DNS records in just a few steps.
DNS links your domain name to your website and your e-mail. Configuring it properly ensures your visitors and your messages reach the right place.
Understand DNS records
- A / AAAA: point the domain to your server's IP address.
- CNAME: creates an alias to another domain name.
- MX: designates the servers that receive your e-mail.
- TXT: used for ownership verification and e-mail security (SPF, DKIM).
Open the DNS zone
From your yadomain dashboard, open the domain's page and then the DNS tab. If your domain is managed at another registrar, connect that registrar to manage everything in one place.
Add your records
Get the values provided by your host or e-mail service, then add each record using the exact type, name and value given.
Check propagation
DNS changes can take from a few minutes to 48 hours to propagate. Be patient before assuming something is wrong, and check with a DNS diagnostic tool.
Avoid common mistakes
Never delete an active MX record without a replacement, and avoid duplicate A records for the same subdomain.