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Created: 2025-07-15 17:55:26 UTC

What Is a DNS A Record?
An A record (short for “Address record”) links your domain to an IP address, a numerical address that identifies a server on the internet.

What’s an IP address?
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is like a home address for computers and servers. It tells your browser where to find the server that holds your website content. The most common format is IPv4, which looks like this: 192.0.2.1.

What’s a web server?
A web server is a computer that stores your website’s files, HTML, images, scripts and delivers them when someone visits your site.

So what does an A record do?
It tells the DNS system:
“When someone types in send them to the IP address 192.0.2.1.”

This is essential for launching any website — it connects the domain name to the server hosting your content.


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