DNS Registers

What should I do to keep a domain at SW Hosting but have it point to another service provider? To keep a domain at SW Hosting but have it point to another service provider, it is necessary to change the DNS name servers (or "hostnames") of the domain. To d (...)

What is DNS? From the moment a user types a domain into their browser, a series of internal requests are executed that end up translating the domain name into an IP address, which is the address of the server hosting the website. To obtain an IP address, a (...)

1. Introduction and general summary This manual aims to explain in detail the DNS record management process using the SWPanel platform, the service and domain administration tool offered by SW Hosting. Throughout the document, all types of DNS records that (...)

A PTR record allows for reverse resolution, that is, converting an IP to a hostname, unlike the A record which converts from domain to IP. It is common for mail servers to check that the IP sending the email has a PTR record in order to avoid fraud and spa (...)

Occasionally, during a migration or other server change processes, it may be necessary to check the web content hosted on a new server without modifying the domain's DNS yet. This allows verifying that the website works correctly in the new environment bef (...)

For your domain to use SWHosting's DNS servers (Nameservers) and point correctly to your Web Hosting, you must follow these steps. If you are using nameservers from another provider, you can go directly to step 4. Below we explain the process step by step. (...)

How to create alternative custom Nameservers with Glue Records in SWPanel 1. Introduction and manual summary This manual will guide you step by step through the creation of alternative custom Nameservers using your domain from SWPanel, making use of the so (...)

Let's start by explaining the basic concepts of Domains, Nameservers, Hosting services, and the function performed by DNS zones and records. A Domain is a unique name used to identify a website on the internet. It consists of the name, for example, swman (...)

SWPanel allows you to easily enable your Hosting service to be served by Cloudflare's CDN. A content delivery network (CDN) is a group of servers distributed across different geographic zones that speed up the delivery of web content by bringing it closer (...)

To adjust the Cloudflare CDN parameters from SWPanel, first access your service dashboard: Subsequently, in the "Available Improvements" panel, click on the icon that appears next to the button to activate "Cloudflare CDN": The following window will open (...)