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Two distinct name tabs leading to one shared destination connector.Domain names

What Is a CNAME Record? Subdomains, Aliases and Redirects

CNAME records connect one hostname to another, but they do not redirect a browser or move a URL path. Understand practical uses for branded subdomains, apex restrictions, service verification and a careful setup process that avoids loops and conflicting records.

6 min readUK article
A business administrator preparing mailboxes and domain email routing.Domain names

How to Set Up Custom Domain Email and MX Records

A professional email address needs more than an MX entry. Follow a practical setup sequence covering domain verification, mailbox creation, incoming routing, sender authentication, mail applications and migration checks, with clear distinctions between the jobs each setting performs.

6 min readUK article
A website connection changing while a separate email connection stays in place.Domain names

How to point a UK domain to your web host

Pointing a domain at a host can mean changing website records or moving the whole DNS service. This guide helps you choose the appropriate method, prepare the hosting account, preserve email and test the result from DNS through to the live website.

6 min readUK article
A central registration archive connected to intermediaries and an owner.Domain names

What Nominet does for .uk domains and their owners

Nominet runs the .uk registry, while your registrar usually handles everyday domain management. This guide explains the difference, the policies and infrastructure behind your address, and the practical responsibilities that remain with the person or organisation registering it.

6 min readUK article
A prepared destination network station beside the working original.Domain names

How to change nameservers for a .uk or .co.uk domain

A nameserver change moves responsibility for the whole DNS zone. Follow this migration runbook to prepare the new provider, preserve website and email records, coordinate DNSSEC, update delegation and confirm that the new service answers correctly.

6 min readUK article
A documented service setup being checked before a DNS change.Domain names

Recommended DNS settings for a UK business domain

There is no universal DNS template for every business. This guide shows how to build a documented baseline for your actual website, email and applications, choose sensible operating settings, and check changes without copying another organisation’s records.

6 min readUK article
Separate service connections being prepared at a domain-control hub.Domain names

How to set up DNS records for a .uk domain

Connecting a UK domain means adding the right records in its authoritative DNS service. Follow this practical setup guide to find the correct panel, configure the website and email, preserve existing services and verify the answers that the internet receives.

6 min readUK article

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