DNS Record¶

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-zones-records

Record types¶

• apex record (@) is a DNS record at the root (or apex) of a DNS zone.

• A record (short for Address record) is a type of DNS (Domain Name System) record that maps a hostname (or domain name) to its corresponding IPv4 address

• AAAA records (for IPv6 addresses)

• CNAME records (for creating aliases)

• MX records (for email servers)

Record sets¶

Used to create more than one DNS record with a given name and type.

For example, suppose a web site is hosted on two different IP addresses. The website requires two different A records, one for each IP address.

The SOA and CNAME record types can only contain a single record.