How to Manage DNS for Hosting Account

The Domain Name System (DNS) is used to translate a Domain Name into its corresponding IP Address. In simple terms, DNS is the way your browser knows where to take you when you enter a link or domain name on the internet.

Every Domain Name registered at Crazy Domains comes with free standard DNS, which includes standard DDoS protection and full control of the following records through the Account Manager:

If you've purchased regular Email Hosting, Web Hosting, or Windows Hosting with Crazy Domains, then you also have the option to manage your DNS via your Hosting Manager or cPanel. Before making any changes to your DNS, you need to ensure that you're using the correct Name Servers that will allow your DNS settings to work:

ns1.syrahost.com
ns2.syrahost.com

IMPORTANT

If you currently have a working website or email with your domain name, changing name servers will interrupt these services.
The instructions herein are applicable for domain names with ns1 and ns2.syrahost.com as their name servers. Check what name servers your domain name is using via Crazy Domains WHOIS lookup.
If you have Microsoft Email Exchange with Crazy Domains and you are using the name servers ns1 and ns2.premium.exchange, manage DNS records in Exchange Manager instead.
If you only have a domain name with Crazy Domains and is using the name servers ns1 and ns2.crazydomains.com, manage DNS records in account manager instead.

How to Manage DNS via Hosting Manager

After making sure that your domain's Name Servers are set correctly, you can manage your DNS through the cPanel for regular Web Hosting and Email Hosting and Plesk for Windows Hosting. Follow the steps below to do this on either cPanel or Plesk:

Steps for cPanel	Steps for Plesk
Log in to your cPanel. Under Domains, click Zone Editor. Click Manage on the right of the domain name where you like to add the DNS. Click + Add Record. Enter the required record values in the field provided, then click the Save Record button. NOTE. You can leave the TTL as is if your hosting provider didn't specify any value to put in TTL (Time to live).	To add any DNS record type: Log in to your Plesk Panel. Click Websites & Domains from the left-side menu. Search or scroll down to locate the domain name whose DNS you wish to manage, then click the Hosting & DNS tab. NOTE. If you can't see options for the domain name, click the arrow on the left of the domain name to reveal the menu. Click DNS. Click on the Add Record button found at the top. Select a Record type from the drop-down menu beside it. Enter the necessary record information in the fields provided, then click OK to save changes.

Steps for cPanel

Steps for Plesk

Log in to your cPanel.
Under Domains, click Zone Editor.
Click Manage on the right of the domain name where you like to add the DNS.
Click + Add Record.
Enter the required record values in the field provided, then click the Save Record button.

NOTE. You can leave the TTL as is if your hosting provider didn't specify any value to put in TTL (Time to live).

To add any DNS record type:

Log in to your Plesk Panel.
Click Websites & Domains from the left-side menu.
Search or scroll down to locate the domain name whose DNS you wish to manage, then click the Hosting & DNS tab.

NOTE. If you can't see options for the domain name, click the arrow on the left of the domain name to reveal the menu.
Click DNS.
Click on the Add Record button found at the top.
Select a Record type from the drop-down menu beside it.
Enter the necessary record information in the fields provided, then click OK to save changes.

Note: DNS Records are applied immediately but may take up to 2 hours to propagate across the internet. If you have created your DNS Records and have seen no change, please wait for this propagation period to finish. Otherwise, contact our 24/7 support for assistance.

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