Technical guide
DNS & Nameservers for .al
Connect your .al domain to hosting, email and other services through DNS records.
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Two ways to configure it
1. Your provider's nameservers — if your host provides DNS, simply set its nameservers in the domain panel. The whole zone is managed there.
2. UpFlare managed DNS — keep our nameservers and manage records directly from the client area at no extra cost.
Key records
| Record | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A | Points the domain to an IPv4 address | @ → 203.0.113.10 |
| AAAA | Points the domain to an IPv6 address | @ → 2001:db8::1 |
| CNAME | Alias to another name | www → example.al |
| MX | Routes email to a mail server | @ → mail.example.al (10) |
| TXT | Verification, SPF, DKIM, DMARC | v=spf1 include:… ~all |
| CAA | Restricts which CAs may issue certificates | 0 issue "letsencrypt.org" |
Propagation
DNS changes are not instant. Nameservers can take up to 24–48 hours to propagate fully, while individual records usually update within their TTL (often 1–4 hours).
Common mistakes
- Changing nameservers before the new host is ready — the site goes down.
- Forgetting the
wwwrecord — only the root domain works. - Leaving MX records unchanged after migration — email goes to the old server.
- Multiple SPF records — only one SPF record per domain is allowed.
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