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Setup Nameservers and DNS Records for Domains
What is a Name Server?
A name server is a specialized server on the Internet that handles queries or questions from your local computer, about the location of a domain name’s various services.
Setting / Updating Name Servers
Step 1
Login to https://registrar.epik.com/auth/login
Step 2
Select the domain(s).
Step 3
Click on the icon 
next to the domain and click on DNS & Whois OR click on DNS & Whois on the top menu.
Step 4
Click on Set Name Servers
Step 5
Enter the name servers in the boxes provided (Name Server 1 & Name Server 2).
Add more NS records.
To add more name server records, please click on Add Name Server and enter the info.
Step 6
Click on Save Changes to save the settings.
Pre-Defined Name Servers
There are three pre-defined name servers available for selecting from the Pre-Defined Name Servers dropdown.
1. Epik.com Default DNS
2. BlueHost.com DNS
3. WIX.com DNS
Selecting the pre-defined name servers will fill the input fields with the respective name server information. You can then Save the settings.
Custom Name Servers
Custom Name servers are ones that are at your domain name, such as ns1.yourdomain.com. Before you can add those name servers to domain names, you need to register them:
i) In the Hostname field or the first box, enter a prefix, such as NS1.
ii) In the IP Address fields, enter the IP address that you need the name server to point to. You can choose to insert multiple IPs.
iii) Make sure you tick the checkbox “Set created name servers for domain: yourdomain.com.
Once the custom nameservers have been created, you can click “Save Changes” button to submit the changes.
What is DNS Records?
Setting / Updating Host Records (DNS Records)
This List of DNS record types provides an overview of types of resource records (database records) stored in the zone files of the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS implements a distributed, hierarchical, and redundant database for information associated with Internet domain names and addresses.
The steps for creating / modifying DNS Host Records are given below:
Step 1
Login to https://registrar.epik.com/auth/login
Step 2
Select the domain(s).
Step 3
Click on the icon next to the domain and click on DNS & Whois OR click on DNS & Whois on the top menu.
Step 4
Click on Set DNS Host Records.
Host records Explained
EXTERNAL HOSTS or A Records (Also AAAA records)
An ‘A‘ Record or ‘AAAA‘ Forwards your domain name to another IPv4 address or IPv6 address respectively.
i) To create or modify an ‘A’ or ‘AAAA’ record, click on the EXTERNAL HOSTS Tab.
ii) Click on Add Record
iii) In the Host box enter the hostname ex. ‘@’, ‘.’, ‘www’
iv) Select the Record type (A or AAAA) from the dropdown. Default is ‘A‘
v) Enter the target IP in the Points To box.
vi) Click on Save Changes.
To Add More A Records:
i) Click on Add Record. Update and save.
To Modify an A record:
i) Click on the EXTERNAL HOSTS Tab
ii) Update the records you want to update
iii) Click on Save Changes
To delete an A Record
i) Click on the trash icon at the end of the record.
ii) Click on Save changes.
SUBDOMAINS OR CNAME Records
A Canonical Name record (abbreviated as CNAME record) is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) used to specify that a domain name is an alias for another domain, the “canonical” domain. All information, including subdomains, IP addresses, etc., are defined by the canonical domain.
i) To create or modify a CNAME record, click on the SUBDOMAINS Tab.
ii) Click on Add Record
iii) In the Host box enter the hostname ex. ‘www’, ‘blog’, ‘mail’
v) Enter the target or destination name in the Points To box. Please ensure there is a trailing dot at the end of the target name.
vi) Click on Save Changes.
To Add More CNAME Records:
i) Click on Add Record. Update and save.(Please ensure there is a trailing dot at the end of the target name.)
To Modify a CNAME record:
i) Click on the SUBDOMAINS Tab
ii) Update the records you want to update
iii) Click on Save Changes.
To delete a CNAME Record:
i) Click on the trash icon at the end of the record.
ii) Click on Save changes.
EMAIL RECORDS OR MX RECORDS
A mail exchanger record (MX record) is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System that specifies a mail server responsible for accepting email messages on behalf of a recipient’s domain, and a preference value used to prioritize mail delivery if multiple mail servers are available.
i) To create or modify a MX record, click on the EMAILSERVICES Tab.
ii) Click on Add Record
iii) In the Priority Box Enter a preference number for the priority. The smallest preference number has the highest priority.
iv) In the Host box enter the hostname ex. ‘mail’
v) Enter the target or destination name or mail server in the Points To box. Please ensure there is a trailing dot at the end of the target name.
vi) Click on Save Changes.
To Add More MX Records:
i) Click on Add Record, update and save
To Modify a MX record:
i) Click on the EMAIL SERVICES Tab
ii) Update the records you want to update
iii) Click on Save Changes.
To delete a MX Record:
i) Click on the trash icon at the end of the record.
ii) Click on Save changes.
SRV RECORDS
A Service record (SRV record) is a specification of data in the Domain Name System defining the location, i.e. the hostname and port number, of servers for specified services. It is defined in RFC 2782, and its type code is 33. An SRV, or service record, specifies information on available services
i) To create or modify a SRV record, click on the SRV RECORDS Tab.
ii) Click on Add Record
iii) In the Service Box Enter the symbolic name of the desired service.
iv) Select the transport protocol from the Protocol dropdown. ex: TCP, UDP, TLS
v) In the Priority box enter the priority of the target host, lower value means more preferred.
vi) In the Weight box enter a relative weight for records with the same priority, higher value means more preferred.
vii) In the Port Box enter the TCP, UDP or TLS port on which the service is to be found.
viii) In the Target Hostname Box enter the canonical hostname of the machine providing the service, ending in a dot.
ix) Click on Save Changes.
To Add More SRV Records:
i) Click on Add Record, update and save
To Modify a SRV record:
i) Click on the SRV RECORDS Tab
ii) Update the records you want to update
iii) Click on Save Changes.
To delete a SRV Record:
i) Click on the trash icon at the end of the record.
ii) Click on Save changes.
TXT RECORDS
A TXT record (short for text record) is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) used to provide the ability to associate some arbitrary and unformatted text with a host or other name, such as human readable information about a server, network, data center, and other accounting information.
i) To create or modify a TXT record, click on the TXT RECORDS Tab.
ii) Click on Add Record
iii) In the Priority Box Enter the priority.
iv) In the Host Box enter the hostname.
v) In the TXT Value box enter text value.
vi) Click on Save Changes.
To Add More TXT Records:
i) Click on Add Record, update and save.
To Modify a TXT record:
i) Click on the TXT RECORDS Tab
ii) Update the records you want to update
iii) Click on Save Changes.
To delete a TXT Record
i) Click on the trash icon at the end of the record.
ii) Click on Save changes.
NS Records
Name server record delegates a DNS zone to use the given authoritative name servers.
You can create, add, modify, delete the name servers using the steps given under Setting / updating Name Servers above.
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