To make your site accessible to the web, you'll need to make sure DNS is properly configured.
You've built a site in Web Hosting (cPanel) and are ready to go live. To make your site accessible to the web, you'll need to make sure DNS is properly configured. Usually DNS changes will propagate within a few hours, but it can take up to 48 hours for everything to propagate across the internet.
Warning: This article covers an advanced technical topic. If the steps are completed incorrectly, it's possible to make unwanted changes to your site. Before making changes, we recommend exporting your DNS or taking a screenshot of your DNS records as a backup. Review the Statement of Support to learn more about support for Wurk products and services.
Before making any change, check your nameservers to make sure you're updating DNS at the correct location. Your nameservers will indicate the hosting company you should use to manage your domain’s DNS
Go to your DNS host and ensure these records are pointed appropriately so your Web Hosting (cPanel) site can be accessible through the web.
|
Type |
Name |
Data |
|
A |
@ |
Your Web Hosting (cPanel) IP address |
|
CNAME |
www |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
Note: DNS hosts can vary with their labeling and formatting. We recommend contacting your DNS host if you're unsure how to proceed because their requirements look different from these example records.
If you plan to host email at your Web Hosting (cPanel), ensure these records are pointed appropriately at your DNS host.
|
Type |
Name |
Data |
|
A |
|
Your Web Hosting (cPanel) IP address |
|
MX |
@ |
mail.[your domain name] (for example, mail.coolexample.com) |
|
TXT |
@ |
v=spf1 include:secureserver.net -all |
|
TXT |
admin |
v=spf1 include:secureserver.net -all |
|
CNAME |
webmail |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
Note: The priority determines which record to contact first when multiple MX records exist on the domain. A lower number means more preferred, and the record with the lowest priority will be used first. For single MX record settings, set the priority to 0 (zero). Add an MX record.
Adding these records at your DNS host can be helpful for specific Web Hosting (cPanel) features to work, but are not needed for basic web and email hosting.
|
Type |
Name |
Data |
|
A |
admin |
Your Web Hosting (cPanel) IP address |
|
CNAME |
autoconfig |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
autoconfig.admin |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
autodiscover |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
autodiscover.admin |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
cpanel |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
ftp |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
webdisk |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
webdisk.admin |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
whm |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
www.admin |
Your domain name (for example, coolexample.com) |
|
CNAME |
_domainconnect |
_domainconnect.gd.domaincontrol.com. |
|
Type |
Service |
Protocol |
Name |
Priority |
Weight |
Port |
Value |
|
SRV |
_autodiscover |
_tcp |
@ |
0 |
0 |
443 |
cpanelemaildiscovery.cpanel.net |
|
SRV |
_autodiscover |
_tcp |
admin |
0 |
0 |
443 |
cpanelemaildiscovery.cpanel.net |
If you have DNS records with identical type and name combinations to your Web Hosting (cPanel), we recommend removing these conflicts. For example:
|
Type |
Name |
Data |
Action |
|
A |
@ |
Your Web Hosting (cPanel) IP address |
Add this record |
|
A |
@ |
A different IP address |
Remove this record |
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