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How to Manage Your DNS Zone at Rumahweb

This guide shows you how to edit the DNS records of a domain that is kept at Rumahweb. You can use it to point the domain to your Hostvento hosting.

Domains and DNS2 min read10 steps

What is a DNS zone?

DNS is like a phone book for the internet. It turns a website name into a number that computers understand. A DNS zone is the page in that phone book for your domain.

The page holds records. An A record points your domain to a server address. A CNAME record points a name to another name. An MX record shows where your email should go. A TXT record holds a short note.

Rumahweb is an Indonesian company that sells domains and hosting. Its client area may change over time. If a label below is different, look for a similar word.

Before you start

  • Keep your Rumahweb login details ready.
  • Get the new values from your Hostvento welcome email, or ask Hostvento support.
  • Write down the current records. A wrong change can break your website or email.

Steps

  1. Log in to the Rumahweb client area.
  2. Open the menu for domains. Look for Domains or My Domains.
  3. Click the domain you want to change.
  4. Find DNS Management, Manage DNS or a similar item.
  5. If your domain uses another company's nameservers, you may see a note that DNS cannot be edited here. Then edit the records where the nameservers point.
  6. Take a screenshot of the record list.
  7. Click the button to add a record. Choose the type, such as A or CNAME.
  8. Type the host name, the value and the TTL. TTL is how long, in seconds, others may remember the record.
  9. To change a record, edit its value.
  10. Click Save.
Tip: Change one record at a time. Test your site after each change. It is easier to find a mistake that way.

Using nameservers instead

Nameservers are the computers that hold your DNS zone. You can set the nameservers of your domain to the ones in your Hostvento welcome email. Then you manage records inside your Hostvento account.

Wait for propagation

A change must spread over the internet. This is called propagation. It can take a few minutes, or a day or more. If the problem stays, open a ticket at https://secure.hostvento.com/submitticket.php.

Quick recap

  • A DNS zone is the list of records for your domain.
  • Log in to Rumahweb, open your domain, then DNS management.
  • Save the old records first.
  • Add or edit records and save.
  • Wait for propagation, then test.