Domain Name System
Before You Begin
Make sure you have noted your domain’s registrar before you use the EDJX platform to create records.
Issue the following command from a Linux terminal:
~ # whois edjx.io Domain Name: EDJX.IO Registry Domain ID: D503300000212345678-LRMS Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.iana.org Registrar URL: http://res-dom.iana.org Updated Date: 2020-09-15T06:39:21Z Creation Date: 2018-10-15T02:10:12Z Registry Expiry Date: 2021-10-15T02:10:12Z . . .
Domain Zone Setup Types
The EDJX platform supports the following domain zone setup types:
- Full Domain
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A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) where the user must write the records on the DNS provider to transfer the record to the EDJX platform.
- CNAME Domain
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A canonical name (CNAME) domain, also known as a partial domain, allows multiple records to be mapped from one hostname to another host or to a FQDN.
The CNAME domain type can only have A or AAAA records configured, and records with name @ are not allowed.
To create domains:
DNS Resource Record Types
EDJX supports the following DNS record types per domain type:
- Full Domain
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- A
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Multiple A records are allowed per name.
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AAAA and A records can exist together.
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- AAAA
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Multiple AAAA records are allowed per name.
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AAAA and A records can exist together.
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- CNAME
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Only one CNAME record is allowed per name.
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Co-existing with any other record is not permitted.
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Recursive CNAMEs (pointing to oneself) are not permitted.
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- MX
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Multiple MX records are allowed per name.
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Co-existing with NS records is not permitted.
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- NS
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Co-existing with A, AAAA, MX, or TXT records is not permitted.
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By default, there are three NS records created when you add a Domain to the Platform.
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Creation of NS record for root DNS record is not permitted.
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- TXT
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Multiple TXT records are allowed per name.
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Co-existing with NS records is not permitted.
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- CNAME Domain
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Recursive CNAMEs (pointing to oneself) are not permitted.
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Records are not allowed to have @ as the name.
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A and AAAA records are allowed.
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See EdjDNS Basics for an overview of how DNS works.
To create domains: