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- Login to DirectAdmin.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Once you are logged into your DirectAdmin account, select \u201c DNS Management<\/strong>\u201d under the \u201cAccount Manager<\/strong>\u201d section.
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<\/a><\/li>\n- Click on\u00a0Add Record.
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\n<\/strong><\/li>\n- Select the type of DNS record you want to create from the\u00a0Record type<\/strong>\u00a0drop down list. The options are:\n
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- NS:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a nameserver record.<\/li>\n
- A:<\/strong>\u00a0Create an A record.<\/li>\n
- AAAA:<\/strong>\u00a0Create an A record for an IPv6 IP address.<\/li>\n
- CNAME:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Canonical Name record.<\/li>\n
- MX:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Mail exchanger record.<\/li>\n
- PTR:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Pointer record.<\/li>\n
- TXT:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Text record.<\/li>\n
- SRV:<\/strong> Create a Service Locator record.
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<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- Enter the details of the new DNS record you\u2019re creating. The information DirectAdmin asks for will vary depending on the type of record you are creating.
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<\/a><\/li>\n- Click on SAVE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- A:<\/strong>\u00a0Create an A record.<\/li>\n
- Once you are logged into your DirectAdmin account, select \u201c DNS Management<\/strong>\u201d under the \u201cAccount Manager<\/strong>\u201d section.