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How to Set Up Custom Nameservers for Your Domain
Point your domain at the nameservers of Cloudflare, your host, or your own DNS server — the switch that hands DNS control to the right place. Here's how, safely.
What Is a Glue Record and When Do You Need One?
Glue records solve a chicken-and-egg problem in DNS when your nameservers live on the domain they serve. Here's the plain-English explanation and when you need them.
How to Set Up a Subdomain for a Game Server
Give players a memorable address like play.yourdomain.com instead of a raw IP and port — with the right DNS record, and an SRV record to hide the port entirely.
How to Set Up a CAA Record for Your Domain
A CAA record tells certificate authorities which of them are allowed to issue SSL certs for your domain — a simple, powerful guard against mis-issuance.
How to Set Up an A Record for Your Server
The A record is the single most important DNS record for pointing a domain at a server. Here's exactly what it does, how to add one, and how to test it.
How to Set Up DNS on GoDaddy for a VPS
Point a GoDaddy domain at your VPS with the right A and CNAME records. Clear steps through GoDaddy's DNS Management panel, including its @ and Nameserver quirks.
How to Set Up DNS on Namecheap for a VPS
Point a Namecheap-registered domain at your VPS with the correct A and CNAME records, using Namecheap's BasicDNS panel — no jargon, just the exact values.
DNS propagation explained: why changes take time
You changed a DNS record but the site still points to the old server. That's propagation. Here's why it happens and how to work with it.
What are nameservers, and why do they matter?
Nameservers decide who answers DNS questions for your domain. Get them wrong and nothing resolves. Here's what they are in plain English.
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