| nameserver-pattern |
|---|
ns[0-5].dnsimple.com |
| Does | Doesn't | |
|---|---|---|
Apex CNAME equivalent |
✔️ | |
| API Access | ✔️ |
DNSimple has a special, proprietary resource record known as an ALIAS record that mimics CNAME behavior on apex domains. When a DNS client, such as your users' devices, requests your domain name, they're given the value of an A record that resolves your domain name to one or more IP addresses. Behind the scenes, DNSimple is actually looking to another hostname to get the IP address that ultimately gets handed back to your users.
To create a new ALIAS record for your apex domain, log in to your DNSimple account, click in to the domain that you want to manage. From there, follow these steps:
- Click the "DNS" navigation element, then select "Manage" from the "DNS Records" section:
- Select "Add record" and choose "
ALIAS":
- When adding a new
ALIASrecord for your apex domain, you want to focus on three things. First, leave the name blank if you want to use the apex domain. Second, you need to know the Fly URL for your edge app. For example,vapid-hedgehog-4710.edgeapp.net. Third... click the button!
- You've done it! Your apex domain should now point to your Fly Edge App URL, and your application users should be shipped off to Fly's Edge servers every time they access your application. If that's not the case, check out our troubleshooting document or reach out to us at [email protected] or chat with us on Gitter.
DNSimple also offers a HTTP redirect option with URL Records. However, this would not be the record type that you'd want to use with a Fly Edge App. Instead, use the ALIAS record above.
If your application lives on a subdomain, you can simply use a CNAME record at DNSimple.