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Posted By a_b_r_s_glasgow_gb

4/17/2015 12:12

Just bought a new router and discovered it has a built-in DDNS service. I was wondering how do I setup my dynadot DNS settings to point to my self-hosted website if my DDNS is myddns.example.com . At the moment I am using an A record for my naked domain and another A record for www subdomain. A records however can only accept IP addresses and currently having to update them each time my WAN IP changes. Is there another type of record I can use to point to the DDNS address my router creates for me?

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Posted By teamdynadot

4/18/2015 11:33

Would a CNAME work for you?

How do I create a CNAME?

A CNAME record is short-hand for Canonical Name record, which allows you to assign a domain or subdomain to another address or hostname. CNAME records should only be used if you can't use an A record.

NOTE: If you already have an A record within the Domain records section, please SKIP step 5!

To create a CNAME, please follow these steps:

Sign in to your Dynadot account.
Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down.
Check the box next to the domain name(s) and select "DNS Settings" from the "Action" drop-down menu.
On the new page, select the "Dynadot DNS" option from the drop-down menu.
In the "Domain Record (optional)" section at the top, select "Forward" as the record type, choose forward type, and enter "https://www.yourdomainname.ext" as the "Target Host". (NOTE: This is optional and please replace the value based on your own domain name.)
Under the "Subdomain Record (optional)" field, enter "www" as the subdomain, select "CNAME" as the record type and enter the CNAME record given to you.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the "Save Settings" button to save your changes.

Please be aware that it might take some time for your changes to propagate.

A CNAME may be necessary for your domain to work with the following: Blogger, Blogspot, TypePad, iweb, MobileMe, zenfolio, ning.

Your settings should look similar to what is shown below:

From Help Section: Account & Domain Management > Domain Settings > How do I create a CNAME?

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Posted By a_b_r_s_glasgow_gb

4/22/2015 06:06

Thanks for the reply - however, I remain unsure whether this would work for me. As mentioned in earlier post I am completely new to DNS etc so really need things explained fully. With CNAME I assumed the 'target host' would be the DDNS address used by the router. However with step 6 'enter the CNAME record given to you' I am assuming this is another address (given that in the example there are two different URLs used) but how would I go about looking for the CNAME record?!

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