Plesk servers (both shared and on servers) lets you host a website for your domain names. To establish the connection between the domain name and your cPanel account, you need to change the domain name's DNS (What is DNS?).
Note: DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to take effect across the Internet.
Record Type | Host | Points to |
---|---|---|
A (Host) | @ | Your server's IP address ( |
A (Host) | mssql | @ |
CNAME | sql | @ Note: This entry is only required for external My Little Admin access. |
You must use the following settings to route your domain name's email to your Plesk server.
Record Type | Priority | Host | Points to |
---|---|---|---|
A (Host) | – | @ | |
MX (Mail Exchanger) | 10 | @ | mail.your domain name |
If you have your Plesk site set up on a subdomain (e.g. plesk.coolexample.com), replace each instance of "@" with your subdomain and use the domain name including the subdomain in the MX record.
You do not need to add all of these records to your zone file, but doing so will make certain functions work, such as Autodiscovery through Outlook.
Record Type | Host | Points to/Value |
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CNAME | ftp | @ |
A (Host) | ipv4 | @ |
CNAME | lists | @ |
A (Host) | webmail | @ |
CNAME | www | @ |
You can also remove the following DNS entries:
CNAME Records | |||
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imap | |||
pop | |||
smtp |