Let us examine how to create and insert a  Cname into DigitalOcean. At Bobcares our DigitalOcean Managed services can give you a complete overview of the entire process.

How To Create A CNAME Record On DigitalOcean?

A CNAME record, also known as a Canonical Name record, is a DNS record that transfers an alias name to a real or canonical domain name.

For example, we could wish to map the URL of your blog, blog.abcd.com, to the domain www.abcd.com.

Creating a CNAME record on DigitalOcean is a straightforward procedure that can be performed in a matter of minutes. Follow the steps given below to do it:

• First, we’ll need to sign in to our DigitalOcean account and navigate to the “Networking” section of the main menu.
• After that, from the drop-down box, pick the domain name to which we wish to add the CNAME record.
• Now, Select “CNAME” from the drop-down menu after clicking the “Add Record” button.
• In the “Name” section, provide the alias for your website. Enter the blog’s URL in the “Target” section.
• Finally, save the modifications by clicking the “Create Record” button.

That’s all there is to it! we have successfully created a CNAME record on DigitalOcean.

CNAME record information on DigitalOcean

On DigitalOcean, we can discover CNAME record information. Please utilize a subdomain prefix if we establish an alias using @HOSTNAME. When creating an alias with this information, make sure to include the IP address of the desired recipient.

We can generate this record using the root domains of a CNAME, which are the servers from which an IP address will be transferred. We may use Digital Ocean to produce a Cname file that maps the alias to the absolute domain name.

CNAME records for Ubuntu websites often employ DNS addresses rather than IP addresses. A CNAME record exists solely for domain names that do not include an IP address.

DigitalOcean does not presently offer domain registration services. A CNAME record is commonly used to determine whether a domain is HTTP or nudity. If one domain utilizes CNAME as an alias in another, that domain will be resolved to another.

Can Root Dns Record Be Cname?

Because the root domain is the DNS Start of Authority (SOA) and must point to an IP address, a CNAME cannot be set there. Never use an IP address as a domain name in a CNAME record.

It’s not functioning since we’re redirecting to a different domain based on the domain name rather than the server’s IP address. Having a CNAME on the apex record means we can’t have any additional DNS entries for that domain, according to the DNS RFC.

How To Use Cname Records?

We will direct the DNS system to use your alias as the domain name for a specific site when we establish a CNAME record.

By using the real domain name, a CNAME record can be generated to identify a website that is registered to www.example.com, for example.com.

When someone types www.example.com into their browser, the DNS system looks for a CNAME record and redirects them to their desired website.

A CNAME record is significant since it provides a variety of information. First and foremost, we should never utilize them on domains that we control or own.

If we are renting space on another server, we cannot utilize a CNAME record to point to that server’s site. Second, we are not allowed to use more than one CNAME record per site.

To point to two different websites with the same domain name, we must first generate CNAME records for each of them.

How to Add A Record In Digitalocean?

After selecting Create Record, press the Create Record button. DigitalOcean will reveal the domain’s A record, or address record, as well as the name servers (NS records) that we will need to provide to the registrant of the domain. To add another record, click Add Record, followed by A.

Digitalocean Cname

A CNAME, or Canonical Name, is a URL alias. We can, for example, construct a CNAME for www.example.com that points to example.com. Visitors to www.example.com will see the content supplied by example.com.

A CNAME can be used to point to a hosted zone maintained by another AWS account.

How To Create A Cname On Digitalocean?

We can keep the domain’s path to the server that hosts the application simply by using a CNAME. The operation can be accomplished in this manner if we wish to transfer traffic from the application to a separate server without losing it.

Click on the Settings tab of the app, then on Cloud. Click on Create a CNAME on Digital Ocean’s https://cloud.digitalocean.com/apps. We can also add a domain by selecting Add Domain from the drop-down menu after clicking the Edit link to the right of Domains.

We can proceed after entering the custom domain name in the text space at the top of the Add Domain form under Domain or Subdomain Name.

A CNAME record is an alias for an A record that points from one domain to another rather than to an IP address. When the IP address of the related A record changes, the CNAME will update to the new address.

On DigitalOcean, CNAME records have the following fields:

• HOSTNAME, this should be set to the subdomain prefix for the new alias we’re making.
• IS AN ALIAS OF, this must be set to the hostname to which the alias should point. The hostname must have an A record or be handled by a wildcard A record for the alias to work: The apex domain (@).
• To map an apex domain, like example.com, enter the @ symbol. A subdomain (e.g. site.example.com).

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Conclusion

To conclude we have now learned more about how to create, insert and manage a Cname to DigitalOcean within a few simple steps. We have also learned how to view and use the Cname records with the assistance of our DigitalOcean managed services.