Here you will find all of the DNS records for each domain.

What is are DNS records?

DNS records are lines of information shared when a device tries to do anything related with your domains (visiting your website, sending you an email, and more). In simple words, these DNS records ‘tell’ a device where to go.

Example with yourdomain.com:
A visitor on a PC tries to visit your website. They search for yourdomain.com -> The DNS record (specifically A or AAAA) tells the PC: ‘This (IP) is the place where you need to go’ -> The PC goes to the IP and sees your website.

Without the DNS records, no-one is able to visit, interact or contact you using your domain (your email also uses your domain to receive emails). Therefore it is important to understand how these records work as it’s the digital ‘navigation’ for your entire domain. These DNS records are found in your DNS zone.

What is a DNS zone?

DNS zones contain all the DNS records for a specific domain. You have 1 DNS zone per ProRedLine-hosted domain. These zones are automatically created and filled with standard DNS records when you start a Web Hosting subscription at ProRedLine. These are all the basic DNS records you need with a simple website and email subscription without manually having to edit/add any records.

What kinds of DNS records are there?

You have the ability to edit, remove or add DNS records. So what do all the records types mean?
DISCLAIMER: We do not recommend changing any of these records unless you know what you are doing. Making the wrong changes can cause your website/email to malfunction or even go offline.

• A record*: Points a domain or subdomain to an IPv4 address (e.g. 192.0.2.1). Used to direct traffic to a server.
• AAAA record*: Like an A record, but points to an IPv6 address (e.g. 2001:db8::1).
• CAA record*: Specifies which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue SSL/TLS certificates for your domain. Helps prevent misuse.
• CNAME record: Creates an alias of one domain name to another. For example, pointing www.example.com to example.com.
• DMARC record*: A type of TXT record used to define an email authentication policy. It helps protect your domain from spoofing and phishing.
• MX record*: Stands for Mail Exchanger. It directs email for your domain to the correct mail server. Without it, you cannot receive emails.
• SRV record: Defines the location (hostname and port) of services such as SIP, XMPP, or Microsoft 365.
• TXT record: Stores arbitrary text. Most often used for email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) or domain verification(_acme.example.com).

* These records are automatically generated with the correct information upon the creation of your cPanel account at ProRedLine.