DNS How-Tos

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

How to Add Domains

Add a domain to your DigitalOcean account to manage its DNS records from the control panel and API.

How to Create, Edit, and Delete DNS Records

Create and configure DNS records for domains managed on DigitalOcean.

DNS Management

How to Add a Subdomain to Your Domain

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

How to Download DNS Zone Files

Download your domain’s DNS zone file so you can migrate DNS zone configurations.

How to Manage CAA Records

Create CAA records to specify which certificate authorities are permitted to issue certificates for a domain.

How to Delete Domains

Remove domains and their records from your account to stop managing their DNS records on DigitalOcean.

Tutorials

Retrieve DNS Information Using Dig

Retrieve DNS information from the command line and validate record changes for hostnames without having to account for propagation times.