DNS is short for Domain Name System.
In short, this is how computers know where to look for domain name related information.
There are many types of DNS records, for example A records (which can point a browser to a web server) MX records (which explain where mail servers are for a domain name) and TXT records (which issue other directions for a host name).
The records for domain.com may be different from subdomain.domain.com.
When we talk about DNS, here at Silicon Dales, our content is placed into the list below.
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Are you looking to setup DNS records for Namecheap domains you may add in the future, so that your domain just resolves, and doesn’t go through that “free parking at Namecheap” phase, or the additional Nginx 500 response that sometimes happens? The instructions below will get you there. Preconfigure Namecheap DNS to Auto Add DNS …
Namecheap allows you to host your own nameservers, and therefore point your domains at your VPS or dedicated server‘s IP address more quickly in future, by doing the following: Note you only need to do this once, for the domain with which you will host the nameservers. Your future domains (assuming they reside on the …
