Configuring DNS Settings configure-dns

After your custom domain name is successfully verified and deployed, you are ready to update the DNS records for your custom domain name with your DNS provider. Doing so enables your site to serve visitors. This activity is therefore typically done before going live.

What are DNS Settings? dns-settings

A CNAME or A record, once provisioned will route all internet traffic for the domain to wherever it is pointing. If that location is not provisioned to serve the traffic, there is an outage. If it has not been tested, there may be errors in the content. This is why this step is always done after testing is complete and you are ready to go live.

To configure these settings, you need to determine if a CNAME or Apex record must be configured to point your custom domain name to the Cloud Manager domain name. The following sections will help you determine which type of record is appropriate for your DNS configuration.

CNAME Record cname-record

A canonical name or CNAME record is a type of DNS record that maps an alias name to a true or canonical domain name. CNAME records are typically used to map a subdomain such as www.example.com to the domain hosting that subdomain’s content.

Log in to your domain registrar and create a CNAME record to point your custom domain name to the target such as in the following table.

APEX Record apex-record

An apex domain is a custom domain that does not contain a subdomain, such as example.com. An apex domain is configured with an A , ALIAS , or ANAME record through your DNS provider. Apex domains must point to specific IP addresses.

Add the following A records to your domain’s DNS settings by way of your domain provider.