Alibaba Cloud DNS:Get started

Add DNS records

1. Log on to the Alibaba Cloud DNS console.

2. Add a domain name.

• If you register a domain name with Alibaba Cloud, you do not need to add the domain name. Skip this step and go to Step 3.

• If you register a domain name with a third-party DNS service provider, click Authoritative DNS Resolution in the left-side navigation pane. Click Add Domain Name on the Authoritative Domain Names tab, enter a primary domain name in the dialog box, and then click OK. Select an instance from the Bind Instance drop-down list. If no free trial edition is available, click Go to purchase an instance for plan to go to the buy page. After you purchase an instance, select the new instance from the Bind Instance drop-down list, and click Ok.

  Note

  For edition comparison, see Editions. Alibaba Cloud does not ensure the availability of the free trial edition and does not provide resolution nodes that reside outside China for the free trial edition. We recommend that you use the free trial edition only to experience service features but not for production.

3. On the Authoritative DNS Resolution page, click DNS Settings in the Actions column of the domain name. Example: example.com.

4. On the DNS Settings page, click Quick Start.

5. Select a business type for resolution and configure DNS settings.

• Add DNS Records for Website: Select a business requirement, select a domain name, enter the IP addresses of your website server, and then click OK. You can obtain the IP addresses from the service provider of your website server. Alibaba Cloud DNS automatically creates website resolution records to point the domain name www.example.com to the IP addresses of your website server.

• Add DNS Records for Mailbox: Select a mailbox type and click OK. Alibaba Cloud DNS automatically creates a mailbox resolution record to point the domain name www.example.com to the IP address of your email server.