Create a CNAME Record

A CNAME record is typically used when running multiple services from a single IP address. For example, you need to run an FTP server (ftp.example.com, port 21) and a Web server (www.example.com, port 80) on the same IP address. In this case, each server would have a separate entry in edjDNS.

A CNAME record consists of the following data:

  • Name: The name to use as the alias.

  • TTL: The time duration, in seconds, for which a record can be retained in the recursive resolver’s cache.

  • Target: The domain name of the primary domain owner.

When adding a CNAME record to a Full domain zone setup type, remember the following limitations:

  • Only one CNAME record is allowed per domain name.

  • Co-existing with any other record is not permitted.

  • Recursive CNAMEs (pointing to oneself) are not permitted.

When adding a CNAME record to a CNAME domain zone setup type, consider the following limitations:

  • Recursive CNAMEs are not permitted.

  • Record NAMEs cannot be @.

  • A and AAAA records are allowed.

In this tutorial you will create the CNAME record to use the same IPv4 address as the A record. Therefore, if the IP address changes for the A record, ftp, all CNAME records using the A record as the target will be auto-updated with the IPv4 address.

TYPE NAME TARGET TTL PROXY

A

ftp

192.168.1.5

1800

disabled

CNAME

blog

ftp.host.com

1800

disabled

To create a CNAME record blog to the Full domain zone setup type (FQDN) ftp.host.com:

The following example implies that the A record, ftp with IPv4 address 192.168.1.5, was previously created.

Use EdjConsole

  1. Log into EdjConsole.

  2. Switch to the organization associated with the domain you want to add the record to.

    View Selector

  3. Navigate to Main Menu > Domains.
    The Domain page displays.

    domain full select

  4. Click on a domain.
    The Domain Attributes page displays.

  5. Click Create Record.

  6. Do the following:

    • TYPE: Select CNAME.

    • NAME: Enter the name to use as the alias. For this example we use blog as the name for the Web server.

    • TARGET: Enter the A record domain name. For this example we are using the A record called ftp as the primary domain.

    • TTL: Enter the TTL value in seconds. For this example data from this record will be cached for 1800 seconds.

    • PROXY: Select if you want edjDNS to be your proxy server for this record. For this example edjDNS will not be the proxy server; therefore, it is disabled.

      domain create cname

  7. Click Save.

    The CNAME record is added to the list of resource records for the domain.

    domain cname point to a

Use EdjCLI

  1. Log into EdjCLI.

    edjx login
Username: <string>
✔ Password: **********█
Logged in successfully
root@edjx:~ #

  2. Switch to the organization associated with the domain you want to add the record to.

    edjx config organization -i

  3. Select the domain to add the record to.

    edjx config domain -i

  4. Create the CNAME record.

    root@edjx:~ # edjx domain records create blog CNAME ftp.host.com 1800
Record created successfully.
Record ID: 2893b65b-6f5c-4ac7-a464-8b5192ee073d

See edjx domain records create for additional details.

See also