Updated: 13 September 2024
DNS Records
| Type | Purpose | Note |
|---|---|---|
CNAME |
Points subdomain to another website (not an IP). | Will forward all requests and ignore other records. |
ALIAS |
Points domain to another website (not an IP). | Cannot already be an A or AAAA record on the bare domain @. |
A |
Point domain to a static IPV4 address. |
DNS Lookup
Cloudflare recommended 3rd party tools
Digital Ocean DNS Lookup
dig
Query for information on all DNS records
dig your_domain_name.com ANYQuery for A records
dig your_domain_name.com Ahost, nslookup and dig share similar functionality.
Use the host dns lookup utility to lookup nameserver records
host -t ns example.comwhois
The ICANN registration data lookup tool gives you the ability to look up the current registration data for domain names
Return information about a domain name registration, including the name servers it is configured to work with
whois your_domain_name.com