Managing DNS for Your Domain Names
In the DNS Manager, you can use the Zone File Editor to add, edit, and delete zone file records for your domain names registered with us, registered elsewhere and hosted with us, or registered elsewhere and using our DNS (Off-site DNS).
NOTE: You can only use Zone File Editor to manage the DNS for domain names that use our nameservers. In other words, if your domain name is registered here, it must be parked, forwarded, or hosted with us. If it is registered elsewhere, it must be hosted with us or using our Off-site DNS. If your domain name is using third-party nameservers, you must contact that third party to update your DNS.
Any DNS changes you make can take up to 48 hours to reflect on the Internet.
For more information about Off-site DNS, see Managing Domain Names with Off-site DNS.
For more information about working with zone files and records, see What are zone files and zone records?
Accessing the Zone File Editor
For both Standard and Premium DNS accounts, you can access the Zone File Editor from the Domain Manager if your domain names are registered here and using our nameservers (not including CashParking® and Quick Content).
If your domain names are registered elsewhere and using our shared hosting, use the instructions in Managing Your DNS in the Hosting Control Panel to access the Zone File Editor.
If your domain names are registered elsewhere and using our Off-site DNS, use the instructions in Managing Domain Names with Off-site DNS to access the Zone File Editor.
To Access the Zone File Editor
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Next to Domains, click Launch.
- Do one of the following:
- From the Tools menu, select DNS Manager, and then click Edit Zone for the domain name you want to update.
- Click the domain name you want to update, and, in the DNS Manager section, click Launch.
Using Quick Add
In the Zone File Editor, you can use the Quick Add feature to quickly create any type of DNS record.
To Use Quick Add
- Go to the Zone File Editor for the domain name you want to update.
- In the section you want to add a record to, click Quick Add.
- Complete the fields. (See the instructions above for more information on completing the fields for specific zone records.)
- Click Save Zone File, and then click OK.
Filtering Zone File Records
The Zone File Editor lets you filter the DNS records for your zone file. For example, you can use the filter to view only your A records.
To Filter a Record
- Go to the Zone File Editor for the domain name you want to update.
- In the Filter section, select the zone records you want to view.
Deleting Records
Choose the record type that you want to edit:
Adding or Editing A Records
Adding or Editing CNAME Records
Adding or Editing MX Records
Adding or Editing TXT Records
Adding or Editing SPF Records
Adding or Editing SRV Records
Adding or Editing AAAA Records
Adding or Editing NS Records
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