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Fast DNS propagation for Subdomains

While using SiteWorx, there may come a time when it is necessary to launch a subdomain (blog.domain.com) very quickly. Traditionally, the new subdomain could take anywhere from 24-48 hours to fully propagate across DNS servers. It is possible to create a wildcard “A” record for subdomains that would allow this propagation to complete more quickly.

A wildcard record allows a SiteWorx user to define an IP address for all subdomains that are not explicitly defined in other DNS records. This wildcard record is denoted with an asterisk “*”.

Note

Enabling DNS Management for the SiteWorx account is a NodeWorx-level task, therefore should only be done by a system administrator.

SiteWorx users who do not see DNS Records list as an option in SiteWorx should contact their hosting provider to be granted access.

Contents

• Fast DNS propagation for Subdomains

  • To Define a Wildcard A Record

To Define a Wildcard A Record

1. Log into SiteWorx from the browser (https://ip.ad.dr.ess:2443/siteworx)

2. Navigate to Hosting Features > Domains > DNS Records

3. Next to the desired domain, click View Records

4. Select A from the Add a New Record dropdown

   

5. Click Go. This will open the Add DNS ‘A’ Record form

6. Update the required fields:

   • Host: In this instance, this should be *.example.com, replacing “example.com” with the master or secondary domain the subdomain will be associated with

   • TTL: The number of seconds that a record will be considered valid by a server caching the information.

   • IP Address: The IP address of the server serving this content (usually the same as the main domain)

   

7. Click Save