⚠️ ALIAS Records are not supported by our DNS servers although there is an option to create them.
ℹ️ ALIAS records are identical to CNAME records, i.e., if you create an ALIAS record, actually a CNAME record will be created.
An ALIAS record is a server side alias. An alias is like a CNAME, only it is handled entirely by the server. The Target Hostname field should contain the hostname aliased by Hostname. Aliases can be used in place of A records. The client will only see A records and will not be able to tell that aliases are involved. The target hostname must exist in the database. It can be useful to use aliases for everything. Use A records for the canonical name of the machine and use aliases for any additional names. This is especially useful when combined with automatic PTR records. If a single IP address is only used for one A record, then there will never be any confusion over what the PTR record should be.
Example: eshop.example.com. (FQDN)
Example: eshop(hostname only)
The field 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.
• Target Hostname: The hostname that is aliased by the hostname in the Hostname field. 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:
- eshop
- eshop.example.com.
• 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 ALIAS record is active or not.
