Before you connect a domain using DNS pointing, please purchase a DomainsFoundry Web hosting or Email hosting service.
Important:
We recommend connecting your domain to your DomainsFoundry service using name servers instead of DNS pointing.
- Using our name servers is the easiest and fastest way to ensure your domain name has all the correct records to use your DomainsFoundry service.
- Reduces support as we can offer assistance in creating the DNS records you might need.
- Feature and IP updates are automatic when using name servers, whereas you will need to manually make these edits with your DNS host.
To connect your domain using DNS pointing you’ll need to edit and create new DNS records (Host A, MX, TXT) depending on your service.
Sections
Web Hosting and websites only
To connect your domain to your website only you will need to point your domain to your DomainsFoundry hosting service IP.
- Log in to cPanel.
- For help accessing your cPanel see Where do I log in to my hosting control panel
- Click Zone Editor
- Click Manage next to the domain.
- Copy the following records
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Type either @ or your domain name. | XX.XX.XX.XX Note:The IP is specific to your service. Please copy the IP address from your Zone Editor mail. Record | 3600 |
| CNAME | www.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. | example.com | 3600 |
Email Hosting
To connect your domain to your DomainsFoundry Email hosting service you’ll have to change and create a number of A, MX and TXT records at your DNS hosting provider.
We recommend viewing your DNS records in your DomainsFoundry service and then copying these to your domain provider’s DNS hosting.
Steps to view your DomainsFoundry Email DNS settings:
- Log in to cPanel.
- For help accessing your cPanel see Where do I log in to my hosting control panel
- Click Zone Editor
- Click Manage next to the domain.
- You’ll have to copy the MX, A and TXT records and add these to your DNS hosting provider:
MX Record
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | Priority | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX | Type either @ or your domain name. | mail.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. | 10 | 3600 |
A Records
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | mail.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. | XX.XX.XX.XX Note:The IP is specific to your service. Please copy the IP address from your Zone Editor mail. Record | 3600 |
| A | webmail.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. | XX.XX.XX.XX Note:The IP is specific to your service. Please copy the IP address from your Zone Editor webmail. Record | 3600 |
TXT Records
| Record Type | Host Name | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXT | Type either @ or your domain name. | “v=spf1 include:domainsfoundry.co.uk ~all” | 3600 |
| TXT | default._domainkey.example.com Note: This is an example. Please use your actual domain. | v=DKIM1 XXXXX Note: The DKIM TXT is specific to your service. Please copy the TXT record from your Note: default._domainkey. Record | 3600 |
