Create DNS Records

Prerequisites:

  • A primary zone is mandatory to create a record. For more information, see Create Primary Zones.

  • Only contract administrators, owners, and users with Access and manage DNS privilege can create and manage primary and secondary zones and records. You can set user privileges in the DCD or via the API.

To create a record, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Network Services > Cloud DNS > Public zones tab.

2. Select Primary Zones from the drop-down list.

3. Select the appropriate primary zone in the DNS ZONES column to create records. Alternatively, click Details & Records in the ACTIONS column.

Zone selection

4. Click Create record in the Details & Records window.

5. Enter the following details in the Create Record window:

  • Enabled/Disabled: Set it to either Enabled (by default) or Disabled.

  • Name: Enter an appropriate name for your DNS record. Leaving the name field empty will result in the creation of an Apex record. You can also provide * to create a wildcard DNS record.

  • TTL: Enter an appropriate Time-To-Live (TTL) setting in seconds for your DNS record. The default value is 3600 seconds.

  • Type: Select one of the following record types: A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, TXT, NS, SRV, ALIAS, CAA, CERT, DS, SOA, HTTPS, LOC, OPENPGPKEY, RP, SMIMEA, SSHFP, SVCB, TLSA, and URI.

  • Content: Enter the content appropriate to the selected record type.

  • Preview: Ensure that the details of the record to be created are accurate.

Define record properties

6. Click Save to create the DNS record.

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