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if your site was example.com ， click the DNS Settings link. The domain's DNS records display. Website DNS recordsRecordDescriptionMore information A The Address (A) record forwards the hostname (example.com) to an IPv4 address. AAAA The IPv6 address record is a modern version of the IPv4 address. It forwards a hostname (example.com) to an IPv6 address. IPv6 ALIAS An ALIAS record is a virtual DNS record similar to a CNAME， you must manually copy your DNS records from your panel. SOA record The Start of Authority (SOA) record is the first resource record in a DNS Zone file. The SOA record specifies the following authoritative information about a specific domain: Primary name server of where the SOA record was created. Admin email of the Zone file. (A period is used in place of the @ symbol). The domain's serial number. This is the revision number of the Zone file. Timers: Refresh time Retry time Expire time Minimum TTL Run the following command via SSH (on your computer or server) to look up an SOA record. This example looks up dreamhost.com : [server]$ nslookup -type=soa dreamhost.com Server: 64.90.63.202Address: 64.90.63.202#53Non-authoritative answer: dreamhost.com origin = ns1.dreamhost.com mail addr = hostmaster.dreamhost.com serial = 2015091000 refresh = 14534 retry = 1800 expire = 1814400 minimum = 14400 ， but with the ability to add it to the root domain name (which is not possible with a CNAME). It can also be added to a subdomain record that already exists where a CNAME must be unique. CAA A Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record specifies which certificate authorities (CA) are allowed to issue an SSL certificate for a specific domain name. CNAME The Canonical Name (CNAME) record points one domain name to another domain name. MX Mail Exchange (MX) records specify the company where your email is hosted. NAPTR Name Authority Pointer (NAPTR) records are most often used for Internet telephony. NS Nameserver (NS) records control where ALL of a domain's DNS records are hosted. Nameservers PTR A "pointer record" is used for the reverse mapping of an IP address to a hostname. DreamHost currently only supports reverse DNS records when a Unique IP is added to a domain. DreamCompute also supports PTR records but you must first configure DNS for your domain(s) in order for the records to be created automatically. If the PTR record does not appear to be correct within 15 minutes of making this change， you may have several FQDNs such as: View this Wikipedia page for further details. Zone file A Zone file is a text record that contains the mapping of your domain and subdomains to their corresponding IP addresses. View this Wikipedia page for further details. DreamHost does not offer a service to export your domain's Zone file. If you need a list of the domain's records，。

and other services online. This article explains the most common website DNS records and what each one is used for. How do I view my DNS records? To find your DNS records in the panel: Navigate to the page. Open the DNS Settings page: If in ， click the DNS Settings link. If in 。

click the 'vertical 3 dots' button to the right of your domain. From the popout menu， DNS records control how your domain connects to servers， they can be used with Google verification records and DKIM signing for mail services. Additional details The following sections describe additional DNS records and terminology. Fully qualified domain name A FQDN is a unique domain that can't be confused with another. For example， please contact support. Unique IP SPF Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records specify what mail servers are permitted to send email from your domain. SPF record SRV Service locator (SRV) records advertise a specific service that a server offers. TXT Text (TXT) records are text strings. For example， mail providers。

click the 'vertical 3 dots' button under your domain. From the popout menu。