An A Record is the fundamental DNS record that maps a domain name (like www.example.com) to the physical IP address of the server hosting that website. An A record is an IPv4 host address.
ℹ️ The IP-Address field should contain the IP address (in numbers-and-dots format) associated with the Hostname. Example: 192.168.1.88
The form contains the following fields:
• Hostname: The name that this record describes. Wildcard values such as * or *.sub are supported, and this field can contain an FQDN or just a hostname. If you specify an FQDN, the name must end with a dot; if you specify just a hostname, it must not end with a dot.
Examples:
- foo
- foo.example.com.
- www
- example.com.
- You can also leave the field empty which has the same meaning as if you'd fill in example.com.
• IP-Address: Fill in the IPv4 IP address that the hostname should point to. Example: 192.168.1.88
• TTL: The time interval (in seconds) that this record may be cached before the source of the information should again be consulted. Zero values are interpreted to mean that the record can only be used for the transaction in progress, and should not be cached.
• Active: This defines whether this A record is active or not.
