{"id":2827,"date":"2019-08-28T12:22:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T06:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2024-06-24T14:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T09:02:31","slug":"plesk-tutorials-how-to-configure-dns-for-a-domain-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/plesk\/plesk-tutorials-how-to-configure-dns-for-a-domain-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"Plesk Tutorials &#8211; How to configure DNS for a domain in Plesk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_42544\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7zqtk9RARWc?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tConfiguring DNS for a domain in Plesk involves a series of steps that allow you to manage DNS records such as A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records. Here&rsquo;s a step-by-step guide on how to do it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tLog in to Plesk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess your Plesk control panel by navigating to your Plesk login URL (usually something like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_new\">https:\/\/yourdomain.com:8443<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnter your username and password to log in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tNavigate to DNS Settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the Plesk main dashboard, find and click on the &ldquo;Websites &amp; Domains&rdquo; tab.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLocate the domain for which you want to configure DNS and click on it.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the domain management page, look for the &ldquo;DNS Settings&rdquo; option and click on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tManage DNS Records:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou will see a list of existing DNS records for the selected domain. You can add, edit, or remove records as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo Add a DNS Record:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick on the &ldquo;Add Record&rdquo; button.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelect the type of DNS record you want to add (e.g., A, CNAME, MX, TXT).<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFill in the required information for the selected record type:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Record: Specify the domain\/subdomain and the IP address it should point to.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNAME Record: Specify the alias (subdomain) and the canonical name (the domain it should point to).<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMX Record: Specify the mail server priority and the mail server domain.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTXT Record: Enter the domain and the text data for the record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick &ldquo;OK&rdquo; or &ldquo;Save&rdquo; to add the record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo Edit a DNS Record:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLocate the record you wish to edit in the list.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick on the record to open the edit interface.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tModify the fields as needed and click &ldquo;OK&rdquo; or &ldquo;Save&rdquo; to update the record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo Remove a DNS Record:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLocate the record you want to delete.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck the box next to the record.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick on the &ldquo;Remove&rdquo; button and confirm the deletion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tApply Changes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter making changes to the DNS records, click the &ldquo;Update&rdquo; button at the top of the DNS settings page to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt might take some time for the changes to propagate depending on the TTL (Time To Live) settings and the DNS caching behavior of different ISPs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tVerify DNS Configuration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUse DNS lookup tools like nslookup or online services such as MXToolbox, WhatsMyDNS, or DNSChecker to verify that your DNS changes have propagated correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAdditional Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tTTL (Time To Live): Each DNS record has a TTL value that specifies how long the record should be cached by DNS resolvers. You can adjust this value based on how quickly you want changes to propagate.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\tDNS Templates: Plesk allows you to set up DNS templates for default DNS settings. This can be useful if you manage multiple domains and want consistent DNS configurations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBy following these steps, you can effectively configure and manage DNS settings for your domain in Plesk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Configuring DNS for a domain in Plesk involves a series of steps that allow you to manage DNS records such as A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records. Here&rsquo;s a step-by-step guide on how to do it: Log in to Plesk: Access your Plesk control panel by navigating to your Plesk login URL (usually something like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plesk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2827"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3024,"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827\/revisions\/3024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nettigritty.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}