You can use the VDS Manager to add and edit the following types of DNS records:

• A Records are address records which are used to point a sub domain, such as mail.yoursitedomain.com to a specific IP Address.
• CNAME Records are used to create sub domains that point back to the main site (@) or to an address record that you’ve already created.
• NS Records are 3rd level domains, test.yoursitedomain.com, which are handled by another hosting company. This type of record is rarely used.
• MX Records are used if you have a secondary mail server hosted elsewhere.

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Making DNS record modifications

Log in to your VDS Manager by clicking the ‘Login to VDS Manager’ link from the Products page of the Customer Manager, which is located at https://my.opensourcehost.com.

Click on DNS Records on the left side of the screen.

Click in the bottom right.

Select the desired Record Type in the top left, then fill in the required fields.

Click

Any time that the DNS Records are altered, it will take up to 48 for those changes to propagate throughout the internet, so be sure to double check your DNS Record settings before clicking Finish to prevent an even longer delay.

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