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OrbitLab provides a unified interface to manage your DNS records regardless of whether your domain is registered with us or pointed to our nameservers.

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Supported Record Types

We support the following DNS record types:
  • A: Point your domain to an IPv4 address.
  • AAAA: Point your domain to an IPv6 address.
  • CNAME: Alias one domain name to another.
  • MX: Specify mail servers for your domain (includes priority).
  • TXT: Store text-based information (often used for verification).
  • NS: Delegate a subdomain to specific nameservers.
  • SRV: Define the location of specific services (like SIP or XMPP).

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How it Works

OrbitLab uses a “Unified DNS” approach. When you view your domain in the dashboard, we determine the best way to manage your records:
  1. OrbitLab DNS: If your domain uses our nameservers (ns*.orbitlab-dns.com or ns*.europe-1.orbitlab.dev), we manage records via our high-performance PowerDNS backend.
  2. External DNS: If you use external nameservers (like Cloudflare or your registrar’s default ones), you must manage your records there, but we provide the necessary values to point to our services.

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Adding a Record

  1. Navigate to Domains in your dashboard.
  2. Select your domain and go to the DNS Records tab.
  3. Click Add Record.
  4. Choose the type, enter the subdomain (use @ for the root), and the target value.
  5. Set the TTL (Time to Live) — the default is 3600 seconds.