{"id":3424,"date":"2026-03-05T20:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:wyzard.local\/?p=3424"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:19:17","slug":"what-is-an-a-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzard.ai\/blog\/what-is-an-a-record\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is An A-Record And How It Works In DNS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An <strong>A-Record<\/strong> (Address record) is a core DNS record type. It <strong>maps a hostname to an IPv4 address<\/strong>, helping browsers and services find the server behind a domain. If an A-Record is missing or wrong, your domain can point to the wrong place or fail to load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #fcfcfc;color:#fcfcfc\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #fcfcfc;color:#fcfcfc\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wyzard.ai\/blog\/what-is-an-a-record\/#What_An_A-Record_Does\" >What An A-Record Does<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wyzard.ai\/blog\/what-is-an-a-record\/#Why_A-Records_Matter\" >Why A-Records Matter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wyzard.ai\/blog\/what-is-an-a-record\/#A-Record_Vs_CNAME_Quick_Difference\" >A-Record Vs CNAME (Quick Difference)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wyzard.ai\/blog\/what-is-an-a-record\/#How_To_Set_An_A-Record\" >How To Set An A-Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wyzard.ai\/blog\/what-is-an-a-record\/#Where_Wyzard_Fits_In\" >Where Wyzard Fits In<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_An_A-Record_Does\"><\/span><strong>What An A-Record Does<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone enters www.yourdomain.com in a browser, the browser needs an IP address to connect to. DNS returns that IP using an A-Record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An A-Record connects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hostname<\/strong> like www or app<br>to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IPv4 address<\/strong> like 1.2.3.4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: create an A-Record with hostname www pointing to your web server\u2019s public IP (example 1.2.3.4). A user\u2019s device queries DNS, gets the IP back, then connects to the server on <strong>port 80 (HTTP)<\/strong> or <strong>443 (HTTPS)<\/strong> to load the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_A-Records_Matter\"><\/span><strong>Why A-Records Matter<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A-Records act as the destination pointer for your domain. They make sure people reach the right server when they visit your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can support:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Failover<\/strong>: publish multiple A-Records for the same hostname so traffic can resolve to more than one IP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shared destinations<\/strong>: point multiple hostnames to the same IP with separate A-Records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A-Record_Vs_CNAME_Quick_Difference\"><\/span><strong>A-Record Vs CNAME (Quick Difference)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An A-Record points a name directly to an IP address. A CNAME points one hostname to another hostname (an alias) rather than an IP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use an A-Record when you need example.com or www.example.com to resolve to a server IP. Use a CNAME when you want blog.example.com to alias another hostname managed elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Set_An_A-Record\"><\/span><strong>How To Set An A-Record<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Get your IPv4 address<\/strong> from your hosting provider, cloud instance, or platform.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open your DNS provider<\/strong> (Cloudflare, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Route 53).<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create an A-Record<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name\/Host:<\/strong> @ for the root domain, or www for a subdomain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Value\/Points to:<\/strong> your IPv4 address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TTL:<\/strong> default settings work for most cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save and verify<\/strong> with a DNS lookup to confirm the hostname resolves to the expected IP.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Wyzard_Fits_In\"><\/span><strong>Where Wyzard Fits In<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DNS hygiene affects more than websites. 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