{"id":2342,"date":"2026-04-01T23:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/docs\/how-to-add-edit-dns-records-cpanel\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:44:18","slug":"how-to-add-edit-dns-records-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/docs\/domains\/how-to-add-edit-dns-records-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add and Edit DNS Records in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DNS records tell the internet where to send traffic for your domain \u2014 whether that\u2019s your website, your email, or other services. cPanel includes a <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong> that lets you view and manage your domain\u2019s DNS records without needing to contact support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will need to edit DNS records when:\n<ul>\n<li>Connecting your domain to a third-party service (Google Workspace, Mailgun, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Verifying domain ownership<\/li>\n<li>Setting up SPF, DKIM, or DMARC records for email<\/li>\n<li>Adding a CNAME for a subdomain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Access the DNS Zone Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Domains<\/strong> section, click <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Find your domain in the list and click <strong>Manage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will see all existing DNS records for your domain here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add a New DNS Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Zone Editor, click <strong>+ Add Record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>record type<\/strong> from the dropdown (see types below).<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the <strong>Name<\/strong>, <strong>TTL<\/strong>, and <strong>Record<\/strong> (value) fields.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save Record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common DNS Record Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>A<\/strong><\/td><td>Points a domain\/subdomain to an IP address<\/td><td><code>yourdomain.com \u2192 192.0.2.1<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CNAME<\/strong><\/td><td>Points a subdomain to another domain name<\/td><td><code>www \u2192 yourdomain.com<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MX<\/strong><\/td><td>Defines which server handles email for the domain<\/td><td><code>mail.yourdomain.com priority 0<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>TXT<\/strong><\/td><td>Stores text data (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, verification)<\/td><td><code>v=spf1 include:... ~all<\/code><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>AAAA<\/strong><\/td><td>Points a domain to an IPv6 address<\/td><td><code>yourdomain.com \u2192 2001:db8::1<\/code><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Edit an Existing DNS Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Zone Editor, find the record you want to change.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> next to it.<\/li>\n<li>Update the value and click <strong>Save Record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Delete a DNS Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the record you want to remove.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Delete<\/strong> and confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Warning:<\/strong> Deleting the wrong DNS record (like your A record or MX record) can take your website or email offline. If you are unsure, take note of the existing values before making changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DNS Propagation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After making changes, DNS updates can take <strong>up to 24\u201348 hours<\/strong> to propagate worldwide, although most changes take effect within a few hours. See our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/docs\/domains\/dns-propagation-explained-why-it-takes-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DNS Propagation Explained<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need help with a specific DNS record? <a href=\"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open a support ticket<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview DNS records tell the internet where to send traffic for your domain \u2014 whether that\u2019s your website, your email, or other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1947,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2342","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2343,"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/2342\/revisions\/2343"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veerhost.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=2342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}