DNS records link your domain to your services: website, email, verifications. Here are the types you'll meet and how to set them.
Record types
| Type | Role |
|---|---|
| A | Points a name at an IPv4 address |
| AAAA | Same, in IPv6 |
| CNAME | Makes one name an alias of another |
| MX | Says which server receives email |
| TXT | Free text: SPF, DKIM, verifications |
Two rules avoid most mistakes: no CNAME at the domain root, and an MX points at a name, never at an IP.
Point a website
To show a site at your domain's address, create an A record pointing at the hosting IP, and often a record for www (A or CNAME as appropriate). If the site is with Artaun, the values are given to you at order time.
Route your email
To receive your domain's email on our Mail Pro servers, create the MX record shown in your area, then add SPF, DKIM and DMARC for deliverability.
Propagation
A DNS change is usually visible within minutes to a few hours, depending on the record's TTL. Before a migration, lower the TTL to 300 seconds the day before, make the change, then raise it again once everything is stable.