Using the DNS through the interface

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The Portal for our DNS service lets you manage all aspects of your DNS zone.

We assume for this guide that you have already chosen a zone bundle. If you have not chosen a zone bundle yet, refer to the quickstart to select one.

Configuring a zone with the interface

Enter your domain name in the Add a Domain form and click on Add to add a name to the domains list.

If the status bar turns red, you cannot manage more domains. To add more domains you need to upgrade your subscription to a larger plan.

Your domain name appears in the list of managed domains. click on on the domain name to display its records.

Configuring the domain name at the registrar

Before going any further with the zone configuration, check the domain name configuration with your registrar. The name servers should be set to the NS records showing on the Exoscale Portal. If the NS record is not set, any records you set up in the Portal will not be used.

Default NS records

Configuring a machine record

click on the Add Record button at the top right of the header
Select the record type A
Enter a name
Enter the IP address of the server
Change the TTL value if necessary
click on Add

A toaster/pop-up will indicate that the record has been added successfully. You can continue adding records to the zone.

Configuring an alias record

Select the record type CNAME
Enter a name
Enter the targeted subdomain
Change the TTL value if necessary
click on Add

Configuring a Mail Exchange record

Select the record type MX
Enter a name
Enter the mail server host
Enter the priority
Change the TTL value if necessary
click on Add

Configure my domain to point to an IP

In some cases, you need a domain to point to an IP. For instance, you want the domain example.com to point to 10.0.13.37 with an A record.

click on the Add Record button at the top right of the header
Select the record type A
Leave the name blank
Enter the IP address of the server
Change the TTL value if necessary
click on Add