Documentation
How the platform works, written for somebody who will have to explain it to a client.
Add a DNS record
DNS records are edited from the control panel, under Domains.
## The records most people need
– `A` points a name at an IPv4 address.
– `CNAME` points a name at another name.
– `MX` says which server takes mail for the domain.
– `TXT` carries verification strings and mail policy.
## Time to live
The TTL is how long other servers are allowed to remember the answer. Lower it to 300 seconds the day before a planned change, then put it back afterwards.
## Nothing happens straight away
A record you have just changed may be served from a cache elsewhere for as long as the old TTL. That is normal and is not a fault with the record.
Tell us what you are running now and we will tell you plainly whether moving it is worth your time.