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<h2>Default DNS Zone</h2>

<p>The default DNS zone will likely look similar to the below picture though&nbsp;the IP address in the Record column will likely differ, as will the domain ('hello.com' will be substituted with your domain name.)<br />
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<h2>Record Overview</h2>

<p>The Advanced DNS Zone Editor offers three main record types:</p>

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	<p><strong>A Record</strong>&nbsp;- tells web browsers and other software what IP address to query for a website address</p>
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	<p><strong>CNAME Record</strong>&nbsp;- maps address to already existing address (take care when setting CNAMEs though, as software other than web browsers are usually not obligated to follow CNAME records and may fail queries!)</p>
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	<p><strong>TXT Record</strong>&nbsp;- basically a record that has custom text data; common example of a TXT record is a SPF record that looks similarly to 'v=spf1 a -all'</p>
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<p>Each record consists of four main fields:</p>

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	<p><strong>Name</strong>&nbsp;- record name, such as a subdomain</p>
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	<p><strong>TTL</strong>&nbsp;- Time To Live, how much time in seconds the record will be cached (stored locally across systems to speed up queries, high values useful if records don't update often)</p>
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	<p><strong>Type</strong>&nbsp;- one of the above three types</p>
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	<p><strong>Address/CNAME/TXT Data</strong>&nbsp;- "target" or "content" field of the record; an IP address for A records, a domain name for CNAME records and text data for TXT Records</p>

	<p><em><strong>Note: </strong>each subdomain that is added via cPanel will have it's own A Record in the Advanced DNS Zone Editor added automatically</em></p>
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<h2>Adding Records</h2>

<h3><em><strong>Important!</strong></em>&nbsp;cPanel will automatically create records necessary for any added domain or subdomain. Adding records is usually only advised if custom changes are necessary.<br />
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Before manipulating DNS records please make sure the correct domain is selected in the Select a Domain section:<br />
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To add a record<strong>:</strong></h3>

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	<p><strong>S</strong>elect the type, input the Name, TTL, and the Target field<br />
	<em><strong>Note:</strong>&nbsp;the TTL is commonly left out at 3600.</em><br />
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	Once you input the record Name, selecting another field or clicking somewhere else will make cPanel fill out the "rest" of the record, if the full domain is not specified.</p>
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	<p>After entering the required details click the Add Record button<br />
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	<em><strong>Note:</strong>&nbsp;when a domain and a dot are specified at the end, the record will be treated as an absolute address as opposed to a subdomain.</em></p>
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<h3>Editing Records</h3>

<p>Editing Records is done by clicking the Edit link next to each record. The procedure for editing them&nbsp;is then very similar to adding records.<br />
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<h3>Deleting Records</h3>

<p>Deleting DNS Records is done by clicking the Delete&nbsp;link next to each record and confirming the deletion in the following confirmation message.</p>