DNS Registers

What should I do to keep a domain at SW Hosting but point it to another service provider? To keep a domain at SW Hosting while pointing it to another service provider, it is necessary to change the domain’s DNS name servers (or "hostnames"). To do this, th (...)

What Are DNS Servers? The moment a user types a domain name into their browser, a series of internal requests are executed that ultimately translate the domain name into an IP address—which is the address of the server hosting the website. To obtain an IP (...)

1. Introduction and overview This manual aims to explain in detail the process of managing DNS records using the SWPanel platform, the service and domain management tool offered by SW Hosting. Throughout the document, we describe all the types of DNS recor (...)

A PTR record allows reverse resolution, i.e. converting an IP to a host name, unlike the A record which converts from domain to IP. It is usual that to avoid fraud and spam, mail servers check that the IP that sends the mail has a PTR record. By default, i (...)

En ocasiones, durante una migración u otros procesos de cambio de servidor, puede ser necesario comprobar el contenido web alojado en un nuevo servidor sin modificar todavía el DNS del dominio. Esto permite verificar que la web funciona correctamente en el (...)

To ensure your domain uses SWHosting’s DNS servers (nameservers) and points correctly to your web hosting, please follow the steps below. If you are using nameservers from another provider, you can skip straight to step 4. Below, we explain the process ste (...)

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

Let's start by explaining the basics about Domains, Nameservers, Hosting services and the function performed by DNS zones and records. A Domain is a unique name used to identify a web site on the Internet. It consists of the name, such as swmanuals and a (...)

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 geographically distributed servers that accelerate the delivery of web content by bringing it closer to users. Data ce (...)

To adjust the Cloudflare CDN settings from SWPanel, first access the dashboard of your service: Then, in the "Available Upgrades" panel, click on the icon next to the button to activate "Cloudflare CDN": The following window will open where you will be a (...)