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DNS Management

Last updated 20 February 2026

Overview

AFRICLOUD DNS provides authoritative nameservers in Lisbon (Europe) and Johannesburg (Africa), giving your domains low-latency DNS resolution across both continents.

Add a Domain

  1. Go to Networking → DNS in the dashboard.
  2. Click Add Domain.
  3. Enter your domain name (e.g., example.com).
  4. Update your domain's nameservers at your registrar to point to AFRICLOUD's nameservers:
    • ns1.africloud.com
    • ns2.africloud.com

DNS propagation typically takes 1-48 hours depending on your previous TTL settings.

Supported Record Types

  • A — maps a name to an IPv4 address
  • AAAA — maps a name to an IPv6 address
  • CNAME — alias for another domain name
  • MX — mail server records
  • TXT — text records (SPF, DKIM, verification)
  • SRV — service records
  • CAA — certificate authority authorisation
  • NS — nameserver delegation

Reverse DNS (PTR Records)

You can set reverse DNS (PTR) records for your server IP addresses from the server's networking tab in the dashboard. Reverse DNS is important for email deliverability.

Tips

  • Use low TTL values (300 seconds) when preparing for changes, then increase to 3600+ for production stability.
  • Always set both A and AAAA records if your server has IPv6.
  • Set up a CAA record to restrict which certificate authorities can issue certificates for your domain.