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A records

Point your domain or a subdomain at a server's IPv4 address.

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An A record connects a name to an IPv4 address — four numbers separated by dots, such as 203.0.113.10. It is how visitors' browsers find the server your website is on.

Add an A record

  1. Open the domain's DNS records: Domains → the domain → Manage DNS.
  2. Under Add a record, choose A.
    Adding an A record
  3. Name — leave it empty for the domain itself (yourdomain.com), or type the part in front, such as www or shop.
  4. Value — the server's IPv4 address.
  5. Choose a TTL and click Add record.

Common set-ups

NameValueResult
(empty)203.0.113.10yourdomain.com goes to that server
www203.0.113.10www.yourdomain.com goes to the same server
*203.0.113.10Every subdomain that has no record of its own goes there (wildcard)

Tip

Want www to follow the main domain automatically? Use a CNAME record for www pointing at yourdomain.com instead of a second A record. Then you only ever change one address.

Note

A name can have several A records. Visitors are sent to each address in turn — a simple way to spread load across two servers.

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