Create Glue Records

This guide is intended for users who wish to manage Glue records (or "link recordings") at Infomaniak.

Preamble

• Glue records are crucial for linking a domain name to its associated name servers, by providing the IP addresses of these servers directly.
  • P.e. for the field domain.xyz, the glute records specify the name servers (ns1.domain.xyz and ns2.domain.xyz) and their IP addresses (192.0.2.10 and 192.0.2.11).
• This accelerates DNS resolution, allowing browsers and online services to find your site faster and more efficiently.
• Attention: the addition of a NS does not automatically add it to the DNS area: it is necessary to manually update the DNS area of your domain!

Create Glue Records...

... via "A record"

This method consists of creating a record A (address) for ns1.domain.xyz Pointing to the NS IP. This will result in the registration of IP in the registry. You can then add ns1.domain.xyz which will be recognized and redirected on the right NS.

domain.xyz. 3600 IN NS ns1.domain.xyz.
domain.xyz. 3600 IN NS ns2.domain.xyz.

ns1.domain.xyz. 3600 IN A 192.0.2.10
ns2.domain.xyz. 3600 IN A 192.0.2.11
 

... via button "Glue records"

This makes it possible to create, but also to modify, existing Glue records:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click directly on the nameallocated to the product concerned.
3. Click on DNS servers in the left side menu.
4. Click on the button Managing Glue Records:
   
5. Click on the button Add Server:
   
6. Enter the name of the server to be added and its IP address.
7. Click on the button Validate.