Your first domain connection checklist
Domain registration, DNS hosting and website hosting can be separate services. Find the right settings first.
Connect your first domain to a website →
Find the active DNS settings, then compare each record with the platform’s instructions.
Why a new TXT verification may still be pending →
The name, caches and the platform’s own checking schedule can all matter.
Record type reference
- A / AAAA
- IPv4 and IPv6 addresses associated with a name.
- CNAME
- An alias relationship between one name and another.
- MX
- Incoming mail servers and their preference values.
- TXT
- Public text, such as SPF, verification values or DKIM data.
- NS / SOA
- Nameservers and essential zone information.
- SRV
- Service target, port, priority and weight. Enter the full service name.
- PTR
- Reverse mappings. Enter the corresponding in-addr.arpa or ip6.arpa name.
- CAA
- Public statements about certificate issuance authorization.
Scope of a lookup
All types covers common record types for the name you enter. It does not enumerate every subdomain or perform zone transfers, port scans or global propagation tests. Answers come from one recursive DNS service and may reflect its cache.