What is an A record in DNS & what does it do?

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Dinesh M · Accepted Answer

An A record maps a domain to the physical IP address of the computer hosting that domain. Internet traffic uses the A record to find the computer hosting your domain's DNS settings.

Mahesh B · Answer

An A record (Address Record) in DNS (Domain Name System) is a type of DNS record that maps a domain name to its corresponding IPv4 address. Example - If you have an A record for "example.com" that points to 192.0.2.1, when someone types "example.com" into their browser, the DNS system will resolve that domain to the IP address 192.0.2.1, enabling the browser to load the website hosted at that address. Note: The IP address 192.0.2.1 is reserved for documentation and does not point to a real server. Therefore, it won't load any actual website. For an A record to work, the IP address must be linked to a live server that can respond to requests.

What is an A record in DNS & what does it do?

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