Get Started Incremental Migration Frameworks Projects Builds Deployments Domains Working with Domains Working with DNS Working with Nameservers Working with SSL Supported Domains for Purchase Troubleshooting Domains Going Live Checklist Pricing Resources Dashboard Account Management Limits General Errors Error Codes Release Phases Private Registry Glossary Platform Domains Conceptual Domains Overview Learn the fundamentals of how domains, DNS, and nameservers work on Epycbyte. Table of Contents A domain is a user-friendly way of referring to the address access a website on the internet. For example, the domain you're reading this on is epycbyte.com. Domains can be analogous to the address where your house is. When someone sends a letter to your house, they don't need to know exactly where it is, they just need the address and the relevant post office handles routing the letter. The system that manages the details about where a site is located on the internet, is known as DNS or the Domain Name System. At its most basic, DNS maps human-readable domain names to computer-friendly IP addresses. When you request a site in your browser, the first step is converting the domain address to an IP address. That process is handled by DNS and called DNS Resolution. Understanding how DNS works is important to ensure that you are configuring your domain correctly. Diagram showing the a basic DNS query. You enter epycbyte.com in your browser. Your browser will first check its local DNS cache to see if it knows the IP address of epycbyte.com. If it does, it will request the site from that address. Your browser initiates a DNS query through a server known as a recursive resolver, usually provided by your ISP or a third-party. The recursive resolver acts as a middleman between the browser and DNS server and is used to increase the speed of the network. Recursive resolvers cache results to reduce latency and improve performance. The recursive resolver will contact the authoritative nameserver for epycbyte.com to get the correct IP address. Once the IP address is retrieved, the request can be fulfilled, and the website can be displayed in the browser. Nameservers are an important part of the DNS. They refer to the actual server that maintains and manages the DNS records. There are three types of nameservers: root nameserver, TLD nameserver, and the authoritative server. Root nameservers are responsible for providing the top-level domain (TLD) information, such as .com or .net. TLD nameservers handle specific domains, like google.com. The authoritative nameserver is the final authority for a domain's DNS records. It contains the most up-to-date and accurate information about the domain. CNAME records are used to map a domain name to its canonical name. For example, www.epycbyte.com might have a CNAME record pointing to epycbyte.com. A records map a domain to its IPv4 address. They are useful for locating servers that use IPv4 addresses. NS records specify the nameserver responsible for answering DNS queries for a particular domain. MX records indicate where mail should be sent for a domain. These are all described in more detail in Working with DNS. Nameservers are an important part of the DNS. They refer to the actual server that maintains and manages the DNS records. There are three types of nameservers: root nameserver, TLD nameserver, and the authoritative server. You can learn more about using a nameserver with Epycbyte in Working with nameservers. SSL Certificates are a way to show that there is a secure connection from your domain to your website. These are described in more detail in Working with SSL certificates.
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