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src/content/partials/dns/dns-record-steps.mdx

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1. Log in to the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com/) and select your account and zone.
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2. Go to **DNS** > **Records** and select **Add record**.
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3. Select `A`, `AAAA`, or `CNAME` as the record **Type**, according to your needs:
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- If your hosting service has provided an IPv4 address, select `A`, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the record **Name**, and insert the IPv4 address in the respective field.
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- If your hosting service has provided an IPv6 address, select `AAAA`, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the record **Name**, and insert the IPv6 address in the respective field.
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- If your hosting service has provided a [fully qualified domain name (FQDN)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name) (such as `your-site.host.example.com`), select `CNAME`, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the record **Name**, and insert the fully qualified domain name in the **Target** field.
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- To point to an IPv4 address, select `A`, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the record **Name**, and insert the IPv4 address in the respective field.
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- To point to an IPv6 address, select `AAAA`, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the record **Name**, and insert the IPv6 address in the respective field.
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- To point to a [fully qualified domain name (FQDN)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name) (such as `your-site.host.example.com`), select `CNAME`, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the record **Name**, and insert the fully qualified domain name in the **Target** field.
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4. Specify the <GlossaryTooltip term="proxy status" link="/dns/manage-dns-records/reference/proxied-dns-records/">**Proxy status**</GlossaryTooltip> and <GlossaryTooltip term="time-to-live (TTL)" link="/dns/manage-dns-records/reference/ttl/">**TTL**</GlossaryTooltip> according to your needs.
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5. Select **Save** to confirm.
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem label="API">
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Use the [Create DNS Record API endpoint](/api/operations/dns-records-for-a-zone-create-dns-record).
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<Render file="api-field-definitions" product="dns"/>
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- If your hosting service has provided an IPv4 address, select **A Record**, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the field `name`, and use the IPv4 address for the field `content`.
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- If your hosting service has provided an IPv6 address, select **AAAA Record**, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the field `name`, and use the IPv6 address for the field `content`.
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- If your hosting service has provided a [fully qualified domain name (FQDN)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name) (such as `your-site.host.example.com`), select **CNAME Record**, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the field `name`, and use the fully qualified domain name for the field `content`.
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- To point to an IPv4 address, select **A Record**, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the field `name`, and use the IPv4 address for the field `content`.
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- To point to an IPv6 address, select **AAAA Record**, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the field `name`, and use the IPv6 address for the field `content`.
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- To point to a [fully qualified domain name (FQDN)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fully_qualified_domain_name) (such as `your-site.host.example.com`), select **CNAME Record**, use {props.name} (<code>{props.example}</code>) for the field `name`, and use the fully qualified domain name for the field `content`.
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>

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