DNS Record Type Reference
Educational reference for DNS record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, SRV, PTR) with explanations and examples
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DNS Record Type Reference
Educational reference for DNS record types (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, SRV, PTR) with explanations and examples
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DNS Record Types
A
Address RecordMaps a domain name to an IPv4 address.
AAAA
IPv6 Address RecordMaps a domain name to an IPv6 address.
CNAME
Canonical Name RecordCreates an alias from one domain name to another (canonical) domain name.
MX
Mail Exchange RecordSpecifies the mail servers responsible for receiving email for a domain.
TXT
Text RecordStores arbitrary text data, commonly used for email authentication and domain verification.
NS
Name Server RecordDelegates a DNS zone to a set of authoritative name servers.
SOA
Start of Authority RecordContains administrative information about a DNS zone, including the primary nameserver and zone parameters.
SRV
Service RecordSpecifies the location (hostname and port) of servers for specific services.
PTR
Pointer RecordMaps an IP address back to a domain name (reverse DNS lookup).