DNS How-Tos

Validated on 1 March 2021 • Posted on 19 June 2018

Adding a domain you own to your DigitalOcean account lets you manage the domain’s DNS records with the control panel and API. Domains you manage on DigitalOcean also integrate with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and Spaces to streamline automatic SSL certificate management.

Getting Started

Add Domains
Add a domain to your DigitalOcean account to manage its DNS records from the control panel and API.
Manage DNS Records
Create and configure DNS records for domains managed on DigitalOcean.

DNS Management

Manage CAA Records
Create CAA records to specify which certificate authorities are permitted to issue certificates for a domain.
Delete Domains
Remove domains and their records from your account to stop managing their DNS records on DigitalOcean.

Tutorials

Add a Subdomain
A guide to setting up additional hostnames and verifying them using the Community DNS Lookup tool
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