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DNS Management

Last updated 2 April 2026

Overview

AFRICLOUD provides a fully managed DNS service powered by PowerDNS. You can create DNS zones and manage records directly from the dashboard.

Adding a Domain

  1. Go to DNS in the sidebar
  2. Click Add Domain
  3. Enter your domain name (e.g. example.com)
  4. Update your domain registrar's nameservers to point to AFRICLOUD:

    5. - ns1.africloud.com - ns2.africloud.com

Managing Records

Click on a domain to view and manage its DNS records:

| Type | Purpose | Example | |------|---------|---------| | A | IPv4 address | 103.63.29.50 | | AAAA | IPv6 address | 2a0f:85c1:3b2::50 | | CNAME | Alias | www → example.com | | MX | Mail server | mail.example.com | | TXT | Text record | SPF, DKIM, verification | | NS | Nameserver | Custom delegation | | SRV | Service location | SIP, XMPP |

Reverse DNS (PTR Records)

To set a PTR record for your server's IP address, open a support ticket with the IP and the desired hostname. PTR records are managed at the infrastructure level.