DNS settings

DKIM record

WHAT IS THE DKIM RECORD? DKIM is the abbreviation for DomainKeys Identified Mail. DKIM is not re...

SPF records

WHAT IS THE SPF RECORD? According to the original operation of the SMTP protocol, any computer c...

How to create a DMARC record?

How to create a DMARC record? Once SFP and DKIM are in place, you configure DMARC by adding polic...

NS record

WHAT IS THE AAAA RECORD? The NS record is the shortened equivalent of NameServer. This record is...

SRV record

WHAT IS THE SRV RECORD? SRV corresponds to the abbreviation for SeRVer to help you find the avai...

TXT record

WHAT IS THE TXT RECORD? Any text information can be stored in the TXT record. TXT corresponds to...

MX record

WHAT IS THE MX RECORD? Using the MX record, you can enter a domain name by which server handles ...

CNAME record

WHAT IS A CNAME RECORD? CNAME stands for Canonical Name. CNAME records can be used to alias one ...

AAAA record

WHAT IS THE AAAA RECORD? The AAAA record (also known as four-A records) determines the host’s IP...

A record

WHAT IS THE A RECORD? A records can be used to assign computers to domain names using IP address...

SOA record

WHAT IS THE SOA RECORD? The SOA (Service of Authority) record defines the domain parameters. Eac...

TTL

The TTL (Time To Live) is a general term in IT referring to the expiry of an item. TTL in DNS re...

TTL (DNS)

A DNS record’s TTL (Time To Live) sets the time the record may be cached. During this time, clien...

DNS resolver

A DNS resolver is the server doing a recursive lookup on behalf of a client. Most ISP’s (Internet...

DNSSEC

By default, DNS entries in domain names are not encrypted during a simple query, so they may be...

Setup the domain redirect

When registering a domain name if you have not provided unique name servers or the domain name ha...

Redirect

The domain name is set to a A record. This A record redirects us to the URL set on the web interf...

Why can I only set an IP address in an A record

An A record is a generic pointer for your domain, which resolves a domain name to an IP address...

Can I use my free hosting plan, but use an other e-mail provider?

Yes, the domain name MX records can be configured independently of the storage settings.

CNAME at the root of the domain

The DNS administration interface doesn’t allow it to be added to the root of the domain because t...

Setup the hosting nameservers

You can modify the name servers of the domain name at https://admin.dotroll.com. Sign in with ht...

Use own nameservers

To avoid the flapping due to the missing technical settings, please advise using the name servers...

Modify nameservers