| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| NS Nameserver |
The server which contains your records, usually a list of 3-4 URLs with a domain referencing the name of your registrar (e.g. AWS) | ns-123.awsdns-45.net. ns-12.awsdns-34.co.uk. ns-1234.awsdns-05.org. ns-678.awsdns-09.com. |
| SOA Start of Authority |
Contains information about the domain such as administrator contact details, time-to-live values etc. | ns-123.awsdns-45.net. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400 |
| A Address |
The destination of your domain's resources as an IP address (use AAAA for IPv4) | 127.0.0.1 |
| CNAME Canonical Name |
Specify a canonical URL for a particular address, for example a subdomain |
Name: www.tomjones.dev Value: tomjones.dev |
| MX Mail Exchange |
If you have a mailbox with a mail provider, such as Gmail or Zoho (e.g. hello@example.com), this record links your provider's mail servers with your domain | 10 mx.zoho.eu 20 mx2.zoho.eu 50 mx3.zoho.eu |
| TXT Text |
Human-readable notes, but often used by services for domain verification | "v=spf1 include:zoho.eu......" |