{"id":96,"date":"2017-10-16T06:43:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T06:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&amp;p=96"},"modified":"2017-10-16T06:43:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T06:43:49","slug":"how-to-add-a-custom-dns-record-in-plesk-control-panel","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/kb\/how-to-add-a-custom-dns-record-in-plesk-control-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add a Custom DNS Record in Plesk Control Panel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DNS records serve to facilitate domain name translation and help visitors reach your website online. When a domain is created in Plesk, all the necessary DNS records are added automatically. However, Plesk also enables you to add custom DNS records, as explained below.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"to-add-a-custom-dns-record-to-the-domains-dns-zone-in-plesk-control-panel\"><strong>To add a custom DNS record to the domain\u2019s DNS zone in Plesk Control Panel:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/knowledge-base\/login-plesk-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Login To Plesk Control Panel.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<strong>Websites &amp; Domains.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen_Shot_2017-09-03_at_10_22_30_PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen_Shot_2017-09-03_at_10_22_30_PM-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Locate the name of the domain\u00a0you wish to create the DNS record for.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>DNS Settings.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/dns-settings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/dns-settings-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Add Record.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/add-dns-record.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/add-dns-record-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the type of DNS record you want to create from the\u00a0<strong>Record type<\/strong>\u00a0drop down list. The options are:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NS:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a nameserver record.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0Create an A record.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AAAA:<\/strong>\u00a0Create an A record for an IPv6 IP address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CNAME:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Canonical Name record.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MX:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Mail exchanger record.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PTR:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Pointer record.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TXT:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Text record.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SRV:<\/strong>\u00a0Create a Service Locator record.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/add-dns-record-detail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/add-dns-record-detail-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Enter the details of the new DNS record you\u2019re creating. The information Plesk asks for will vary depending on the type of record you are creating.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-06-at-11.58.15-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-06-at-11.58.15-PM-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>When you are done, click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the next screen, click the\u00a0<strong>Update<\/strong>\u00a0button to save the DNS record deletion changes to the server.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-06-at-11_59_26-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-06-at-11_59_26-PM-300x80.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Please remember that DNS Records changes can take 24 to 48 hours to propagate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNS records serve to facilitate domain name translation and help visitors reach your website online. When a domain is created in Plesk, all the necessary DNS records are added automatically. However, Plesk also enables you to add custom DNS records, as explained below. 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