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An A record is a DNS record that maps hostnames to IP addresses. A records are essential because they allow DNS servers to identify and locate your website and its various services on the Internet. Without appropriate A records, your visitors cannot access your website, FTP site, or email accounts.
To add an A record, perform the following steps:
- If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
- Enter the Name and Address of the A record.
- Click Add A Record.
Warning:
cPanel & WHM configures your DNS records so that visitors can resolve your website and its services (for example, FTP and Email). Only add A records when you add a service that cPanel & WHM or your service provider do not provide.
Add a CNAME record
A CNAME record creates an alias for another domain name, which DNS looks up. This is useful, for example, if you point multiple CNAME records to a single A record in order to simplify DNS maintenance.
To add a CNAME record, perform the following steps:
- If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
- Enter CNAME record in the Name and CNAME text box.
- Click Add CNAME Record.
Delete a record
To delete an A or CNAME record, perform the following steps:
- If this account owns more than one domain, select the domain that you wish to manage from the Domain menu.
- Click the Delete link next to the record that you wish to remove.
- Click Delete.
