- In the Domains section of the cPanel home screen, click Advanced DNS Zone Editor.
- Under Select a Domain, select the domain for which you want to add a record.
- Under Add a Record, in the Name text box, type the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) for the record.
- In the TTL text box, type the time-to-live value in seconds.
- In the Type list box, select the type of record that you want to add, and then:
- If you are adding an A record, in the Address text box, type the IP address to associate with the domain name that you specified in step 2.
- If you are adding a CNAME record, in the CNAME text box, type the associated canonical name for the domain name that you specified in step 2.
- If you are adding a TXT record, in the TXT Data text box, type the data for the TXT record.
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Click . After cPanel adds the record, you can view it in the Zone File Records list.
Add an A record
An A record is a DNS record that maps hostnames to IP addresses. A records are essential because they allow DNS servers to identify and locate your website and its various services on the Internet. Without appropriate A records, your visitors cannot access your website, FTP site, or email accounts.
To add an A record, perform the following steps:
- If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
- Enter the Name and Address of the A record.
- Click Add A Record.
Add a CNAME record
A CNAME record creates an alias for another domain name, which DNS looks up. This is useful, for example, if you point multiple CNAME records to a single A record in order to simplify DNS maintenance.
To add a CNAME record, perform the following steps:
- If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
- Enter CNAME record in the Name and CNAME text box.
- Click Add CNAME Record.
Delete a record
To delete an A or CNAME record, perform the following steps:
- If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
- Click the Delete link next to the record that you wish to remove.
- Click Delete.
