Every domain on phas DNS has a zone page under DNS. It holds the domain's records and the switches for forwarding, redirects, security and performance, all in one place.
Records
The DNS records table lists every record with its name and value on two lines. Add record opens a form as the first row of the table; the pencil on a row swaps it for an edit form. Nothing leaves the page.
| Type | Use |
|---|---|
A / AAAA |
Point a name at a server's IPv4 / IPv6 address |
CNAME |
Alias a name to another hostname |
MX |
Where mail for the domain is delivered (the Priority field appears for these) |
TXT |
Verification and policy records: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, site ownership |
SRV, NS, CAA |
Service discovery, delegating a subdomain, certificate authority restrictions |
Names are shown in short form: @ is the domain itself, www is the
subdomain. The content field tells you what it expects, and each record is
checked as you type, so an A record with a hostname in it is caught before
it saves.
TTL is how long resolvers may cache the record. Leave it on Auto unless you have a reason; pick a short value such as 5 minutes before a planned change so it propagates quickly.
The proxy toggle
A, AAAA and CNAME records have a cloud switch. Proxied, traffic to
that name passes through the edge network: the server's address is hidden,
caching and the security switches apply, and SSL is handled at the edge.
Unproxied, the record answers with the address directly. Websites are
normally proxied; mail servers, SFTP and anything that is not HTTP must not
be.
"One step left: switch your nameservers"
This card appears while the domain is still pointed at another DNS provider. The zone is ready; the registry just does not know about it yet. Copy the two nameservers shown into your registrar's settings. For a domain registered with phas this is done for you.
Other cards on the page
- Traffic: a 30-day snapshot of requests, bandwidth, cache rate and threats blocked.
- Email forwarding: see Free email forwarding.
- Redirects: see Redirects and the parked page.
- Security and Block & challenge visitors: see Block and challenge visitors.
- Performance & cache: see Performance and cache.
- SSL / TLS mode: see SSL/TLS mode.