How to Add and Modify DNS Records in DirectAdmin?

You are possible to modify the DNS Zones with DirectAdmin. Within the DNS Zone, the various record kinds are manageable. Without affecting the rest of your website, you can establish a new subdomain or change any type of MX records to lead to a subsite that is not hosted on the server.

You will learn how to access this DirectAdmin section, make the necessary changes, and add new records by following the instructions in this guide.

Steps to Create a New Record

1. Login to your DirectAdmin account.

2. Go to Account Manager and click on DNS Management. Here you will see all the records for you domain.

3. To add a new record, click on the Add Record button in the left-hand side corner.

4. A pop-up for Add Record will appear.

5. From the drop-down for Record Type, you can select the type of record you want to add from the below records:

• A Record – It is used to point an IP to a particular location
• NS Record – It is used to point a domain to find its DNS information.
• MX Record – It is used to point a domain on which you want to deliver incoming mail.
• CNAME Record – It is used to point a domain to another domain.

6. Here we will add the A Record for our domain.

7. Then type the name for the record in the Name field. Immediately, the result will be displayed as below:

8. In the Value field, enter the IP address and then click on the Add button.

9. You will then get a success message for the record and it will be displayed in the list of records in the DNS Management dashboard.

In this way, you can create a new record for your domain in DirectAdmin.

Steps to Modify the Existing Record

1. Login to your DirectAdmin account.

2. Go to Account Manager and click on DNS Management. Here you will see all the records for you domain.

3. Select the record that you want to modify and click on pencil icon in the same row right-corner.

4. The Edit Record pop-up will get displayed. Here you can edit the record as per your preference. For example, we will change the record name to “example1” from “example”.

5. Next, click on the Edit button.

6. You will get a success message on the record is edited and you will see the changes in the DNS Management dashboard as below:

In this way, you can modify the existing record.