Managing DNS Records

DNS is the internet’s phone book: it tells a browser which server your domain points to. A DNS record is one line in that book. Manage yours under your website’s DNS section in the nsin dashboard.

The record types you’ll use most

Type	What it does	Example value
A	Points to an IPv4 address.	203.0.113.10
AAAA	Same as A, for IPv6.	2001:db8::1
CNAME	Points one name to another.	example.com
MX	Routes email. See Email Routing.	mail.example.com
TXT	Text notes, often to prove ownership.	v=spf1 ...

nsin also supports ANAME, NS, SRV, CAA, PTR, TLSA, SSHFP, and URI records.

TXT, MX, NS, SRV, CAA, TLSA, SSHFP and URI can have several records on one name — for example three SRV targets for one service. Add each value as its own record. A, AAAA, CNAME and ANAME take one record per name.

Add, edit, or delete a record

1. Click Add Record.
2. Pick the Type (for example A).
3. Fill in Name: @ for your domain, or www for a subdomain.
4. Fill in Value (for example the server address).
5. Click Save.

Edit via the edit icon, delete via the delete icon and confirm.

Caution

Deleting the wrong record can take part of your site or email offline.

Proxied vs. unproxied (the cloud icon)

• Proxied (on): traffic goes through nsin first — speed, caching, protection. Use for your website (A/AAAA/CNAME on @ and www).
• Unproxied (off): traffic goes straight to your server. Required for MX records, or email breaks.

Add records for both example.com and www.example.com if you want both to work.

Next: point your domain to nsin.