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Another common application is that DNS settings are necessary to verify your domain with other external services, such as MailChimp.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/connecting-a-domain-with-an-external-website/connecting-your-domain-to-wordpresscom/" target="" title="Connecting Your Domain to WordPress.com"> Connecting Your Domain to WordPress.com </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/connecting-a-domain-with-an-external-website/connect-your-domain-to-squarespace/" target="" title="Using a Domain with Squarespace.com"> Using a Domain with Squarespace.com </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/connecting-a-domain-with-an-external-website/connecting-your-domain-to-jimdo/" target="" title="Connecting Your Domain to Jimdo"> Connecting Your Domain to Jimdo </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/connecting-a-domain-with-an-external-website/connecting-your-domain-to-wix/" target="" title="Connecting Your Domain to Wix"> Connecting Your Domain to Wix </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/connecting-a-domain-with-an-external-website/connecting-your-domain-to-tumblr/" target="" title="Connecting Your Domain to Tumblr"> Connecting Your Domain to Tumblr </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/connecting-a-domain-with-an-e-commerce-website/link-connecting-your-domain-to-shopify/" target="" title="Link Connecting Your Domain to Shopify"> Link Connecting Your Domain to Shopify </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/customizing-your-dns-settings-to-link-your-domains-to-external-services/using-a-domain-for-sending-emails-with-mailchimp/" target="" title="Using a Domain for Sending Emails with MailChimp"> Using a Domain for Sending Emails with MailChimp </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc2684"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="2684">Using Your Own Name Servers</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">IONOS allows you to specify your own name servers for each domain/subdomain instead of the default IONOS name servers.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/using-your-own-name-servers/using-your-own-name-servers-for-a-domain/" target="" title="Using Your Own Name Servers for a Domain"> Using Your Own Name Servers for a Domain </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/using-your-own-name-servers/add-change-or-delete-an-ns-record-for-a-subdomain/" target="" title="Add, Change, or Delete an NS Record for a Subdomain"> Add, Change, or Delete an NS Record for a Subdomain </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/using-your-own-name-servers/configuring-glue-records-for-name-servers/" target="" title="Configuring Glue Records for Name Servers"> Configuring Glue Records for Name Servers </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc2685"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="2685">Configuring Your IP Address</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">With the IONOS name servers, you can also connect your domain to static IP addresses. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-your-ip-address/changing-a-domains-ipv4/ipv6-address-a/aaaa-record/" target="" title="Changing a Domain's IPv4/IPv6 Address (A/AAAA Record)"> Changing a Domain's IPv4/IPv6 Address (A/AAAA Record) </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-your-ip-address/connecting-a-domain-to-a-network-with-a-changing-ip-using-dynamic-dns-linux/" target="" title="Connecting a Domain to a Network with a Changing IP using Dynamic DNS (Linux)"> Connecting a Domain to a Network with a Changing IP using Dynamic DNS (Linux) </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc2686"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="2686">Configuring CNAME Records for Subdomains</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">For subdomains, IONOS also offers the possibility to configure a CNAME instead of an A record. This allows you to set up a subdomain as an alias for an existing domain.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-cname-records-for-subdomains/configuring-a-cname-record-for-a-subdomain/" target="" title="Configuring a CNAME Record for a Subdomain"> Configuring a CNAME Record for a Subdomain </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc2687"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="2687">Configuring Mail Servers and Other Related Records</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">By editing your MX records, you can set your own mail servers for each of your domains if you want to use another mail provider.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-mail-servers-and-other-related-records/using-a-domain-with-another-providers-mail-servers-editing-mx-records/" target="" title="Using a Domain with Another Provider's Mail Servers (Editing MX Records)"> Using a Domain with Another Provider's Mail Servers (Editing MX Records) </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-mail-servers-and-other-related-records/using-ionos-spf-to-improve-email-delivery/" target="" title="Using IONOS SPF to Improve Email Delivery"> Using IONOS SPF to Improve Email Delivery </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-mail-servers-and-other-related-records/configuring-a-dmarc-record-for-a-domain/" target="" title="Configuring a DMARC Record for a Domain"> Configuring a DMARC Record for a Domain </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-mail-servers-and-other-related-records/using-email-authentication-with-dmarc-records/" target="" title="Using Email Authentication with DMARC Records"> Using Email Authentication with DMARC Records </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc2688"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="2688">Configuring TXT and SRV records</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">For advanced applications, IONOS offers the ability to configure your own TXT and SRV records for your domains and subdomains.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-txt-and-srv-records/managing-txt-records/" target="" title="Managing TXT Records"> Managing TXT Records </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/configuring-txt-and-srv-records/managing-srv-records/" target="" title="Managing SRV Records"> Managing SRV Records </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc108706"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="108706">Configuring CAA Records</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">A CAA record allows you to specify which Certification Authorities (CAs) are allowed to issue certificates for your domain or subdomain.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/caa-records-konfigurieren/add-change-or-delete-a-caa-record/" target="" title="Add, Change, or Delete a CAA Record"> Add, Change, or Delete a CAA Record </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc214441"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="214441">Configuring Wildcard DNS Records</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">Create DNS wildcard records (e.g. *.example.com) to delegate access to non-existent subdomains.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/wildcard-dns-records-konfigurieren/creating-a-wildcard-dns-record/" target="" title="Creating a Wildcard DNS Record"> Creating a Wildcard DNS Record </a></li></ul></section></li> <li class="accordion__item"><a class="in-page-anchor" id="acc165489"></a><header class="accordion__item-header" id="165489">DNS Pro</header><section class="accordion__item-section"><p class="content-paragraph copy-text-e1">Here you will find information and instructions for the optional DNS extension package DNS Pro.</p><ul class="content-list link-list"><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/what-is-dns-pro/" target="" title="What is DNS Pro?"> What is DNS Pro? </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/ordering-dns-pro/" target="" title="Ordering DNS Pro"> Ordering DNS Pro </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/setting-up-and-managing-dnssec/" target="" title="Setting Up and Managing DNSSEC"> Setting Up and Managing DNSSEC </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/setting-up-and-managing-premium-anycast/" target="" title="Setting Up and Managing Premium Anycast"> Setting Up and Managing Premium Anycast </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/using-and-managing-dns-templates/" target="" title="Using and Managing DNS Templates"> Using and Managing DNS Templates </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/back-up-and-restore-dns-zones/" target="" title="Back Up and Restore DNS zones"> Back Up and Restore DNS zones </a></li><li><a href="/help/domains/dns-pro/setting-up-secondary-dns/" target="" title="Setting Up Secondary DNS"> Setting Up Secondary DNS </a></li></ul></section></li> </ul> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="page-footer" id="footer-container"> <div id="print-view-footer-info" class="hidden"> <p id="info-text" class="content-paragraph">This document is available online at the following address:</p> <p class="content-paragraph"><a href="https://www.ionos.com/help/domains/dns-settings/">https://www.ionos.com/help/domains/dns-settings/</a></p> </div> <div class="page-footer__block"> <section class="page-footer__section page-footer__section--align-center"> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> <div class="card-block"> <a class="link-standard button-icon-before print-icon copy-text-e1" href="t3://page?uid=current#print">Print Page</a> </div> </div> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> </div> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> <div class="card-block"> <a href="https://x.com/IONOS_help_US" class="link-share" target="_blank"> <img title="X icon" src="https://www.ionos.com/help/_assets/11ead071f9bbdd39bc01861cfe60def3/Icons/x-twitter-no-background.png" width="32" height="32" alt="X icon" /> </a> <a href="http://ionos.ly/IONOS_FB_US" class="link-share icon-font facebook-icon" target="_blank"></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=DNS%20Settings&body=Hi%2C%0A%0Ahere%20is%20some%20useful%20information%20and%20tips%20from%201%261%20IONOS%3A%0A%0Ahttps://www.ionos.com/help/domains/dns-settings/%0ARegards%0A" class="link-share icon-font friend-icon reveal-title-by-hover link-recommend" title="Send Article by E-mail"></a> </div> </div> </section> <hr class="page-footer__seperator"/> <section class="page-footer__section page-footer__section--align-center"> <div class="page-footer__section-item page-footer__section-item--small-hidden"> <h2 class="subheadline-b2">IONOS Mobile App</h2> </div> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> <a class="appstore image-hover link-standard copy-text-e1" href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/1-1-hosting-manager/id1080444849?ct=cp.footer&pt=335853&mt=8" target="_blank"> <span class="hosting-manager copy-text-e1"></span> </a> </div> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> <a class="playstore image-hover link-standard copy-text-e1" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oneandone.ciso.mobile.app.android&referrer=utm_source%3Dcp%26utm_campaign%3Dfooter" target="_blank"> <span class="hosting-manager copy-text-e1"></span> </a> </div> </section> <hr class="page-footer__seperator"/> <section class="page-footer__section page-footer__section--align-center"> <div class="page-footer__section-item page-footer__section-item--small-hidden"> <div class="oao-statuspage-overall-status"></div> </div> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> <a href="https://www.ionos.com" class="link-standard copy-text-c1">IONOS Inc.</a> • 2024 </div> <div class="page-footer__section-item"> <ul class="subheadline-b2"><li><a href="https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/index.php?id=1" class="link-standard copy-text-c1">T&C</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/index.php?id=516" class="link-standard copy-text-c1">Privacy policy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ionos.com/about" class="link-standard copy-text-c1">about</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/" class="link-standard copy-text-c1">Digital Guide</a></li></ul> </div> </section> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="script-tag-container" style="display: none; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: -10px; width: 0; height: 0;"> <script type="text/javascript"> doResponsiveThings(); </script> </div> <script src="https://ce1.uicdn.net/js/jquery-3.4.0.min.js"></script> <script src="/help/typo3temp/assets/compressed/merged-cd22c680f0b945083814ce78d0b1e05a-feb29988ec7929cfc89574f20e886156.js?1731916936"></script> <script type="text/javascript">if(typeof _satellite !== 'undefined'){_satellite.pageBottom();}</script> </body> </html>