Manage DNS Settings

Available Record Types

The DNS panel currently supports the following types: TXT, A, AAAA, CNAME, TLSA, CAA and MX – more to follow.

This is how you edit the DNS records of a domain via our customer portal:

1. Log in to the customer portal at https://cp.servercow.de with your credentials:
   

2. Once logged in, click the button with your customer name in the top right and then select Your Domains from the dropdown:
   

3. You will now see an overview of your domains. For the desired domain, click the View button:
   

4. In the domain details area you will find the DNS tab next to the links; click it to open the DNS editor:
   

5. The DNS editor will now open. Here you can edit existing records, delete them, or add new records:
   

6. Once you have added a new DNS entry or edited an existing one, the customer portal saves the changes automatically. A brief confirmation appears at the top of the screen:
   

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DNS Panel specifics

There are some special considerations for certain DNS records, listed here:

• TXT Records: Any content should be provided without " .
• ALL record types:
• Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, - (no special characters)
• All entries should be provided without a trailing dot . (the portal appends this automatically).
• SRV Records:
• Must be specified in the format _service._protocol.subdomain (e.g. _smtp._tcp.example.com).
• The content of an SRV record consists of four values in the following order:
  

  Priority Weight Port Target
  

  Example:
  

  10 10 25 mail.example.com
  

  • Priority: Lower values are preferred.
  • Weight: Used for load balancing when priorities are equal.
  • Port: Specifies the service port (e.g., 25 for SMTP).
  • Target: Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the target server.
    Important: The target must end with a dot . to indicate that it is an FQDN (e.g., mail.example.com.).