- First, you need to add an "A record" to point your root domain (sometimes shown with an @ symbol) (yourdomain.com) to the following IP address: + First, you need to add an "A record" to point your root domain (sometimes shown with an @ symbol) (yourdomain.com) to the following IP address (see an example here):
198.51.233.1
- Next, you can add an "AAAA record" that also points to your root domain. This isn't strictly required, but provides IPv6 support which helps future proof your site. Use this address for the AAAA record: + Next, you can add an "AAAA record" that also points to your root domain. This isn't strictly required, but provides IPv6 support which helps future proof your site. Use this address for the AAAA record (see an example here):
2620:2:6000::bad:dab:cafe
- Sometimes users will type in www before a domain despite it no longer being necessary to load web sites. If you would like to have a www for your domain, create a CNAME record pointing www to yourdomain.com: + Sometimes users will type in www before a domain despite it no longer being necessary to load web sites. If you would like to have a www for your domain, create a CNAME record pointing www to yourdomain.com (see an example here):
www CNAME yourdomain.com
