DNS in practice tutorials
Adding records and proving they work.
3 tutorials, easiest first
DNS changes are quick to make and easy to get subtly wrong. These tutorials pair every change with a way to prove it worked, using lookups against Traxio's nameservers and public resolvers. The diagnosis tutorial walks the chain from registry to browser, so you can find exactly where a domain stops resolving instead of waiting and hoping.
- Add a DNS record and prove it works
Add an A, CNAME, MX or TXT record in DirectAdmin, then check the authoritative answer and public DNS so you know it’s live.
Covers: Read the instructions you were given; Open DNS Management; Add the record; Look at the record list; Ask Traxio’s nameserver directly; Check public DNS; Complete the service’s check.
- Switch your domain’s email to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
Keep the website on Traxio while moving your domain’s email to an external provider, with no lost messages.
Covers: Verify the domain; Create the users at the provider; Lower the MX TTL; Replace the MX records; Update SPF; Add DKIM and other records; Test; Move old messages; Remove the Traxio mailboxes.
- Diagnose a DNS problem step by step
Trace a domain from registry to record — registration, nameservers, authoritative answers, caches and DNSSEC — to find exactly where resolution breaks.
Covers: Confirm the domain is registered and active; Check the delegation; Ask the authoritative nameserver; Compare with a public resolver; Check for DNSSEC problems; Check the specific name; Check your own device.