# Configure DNS

You copy the DNS records from MainPath's domain detail into your domain provider's DNS management and wait until a check mark appears in the Status column.

> Source: https://www.mainpath.ai/en/docs/domain-how-to/

In MainPath, open **Domains** in the sidebar and click the domain. The detail view shows, for each expected record, the DNS type, the host, the target value MainPath expects, and the value currently stored in DNS. Keep the table open so you can copy the values.

## 1. Open DNS management at your provider

Sign in to the provider that manages your domain's DNS zone, usually the registrar. Open the domain's DNS zone or DNS management there, meaning the view where you can create records of type `A` and `CNAME`.

## 2. Create or edit the record

For each record in the **Expected** column, create a new DNS record or edit the existing record for the same host. Choose the type `A` or `CNAME` as shown in the detail view, enter the host from the detail view, and enter the expected target as the value, meaning the IP address for an `A` record or the hostname for a `CNAME` record. Save the change.

Some providers expect only the part before the domain as the host, for example `www` instead of `www.example.com`, or an `@` for the domain itself.

## 3. Wait and check the status

It takes a few minutes or longer until a DNS change is visible everywhere. Then reload the domain detail. Once the record is correct, the **Status** column shows a check mark; there is nothing to confirm or trigger.

## If the check mark does not appear

Check that you edited the DNS zone of the right domain and that the record type exactly matches what MainPath shows; an `A` record cannot be replaced by a `CNAME` record or vice versa. Next to a `CNAME` record, the same hostname usually must not have an `A` record; in that case, delete the old `A` record. Also compare the actual value in the domain detail with your record to catch typos.

If the DNS zone is hosted at a connected provider, let MainPath set the records: [Cloudflare]({{< relref "dns-cloudflare" >}}), [IONOS]({{< relref "dns-ionos" >}}), [united-domains]({{< relref "dns-united-domains" >}}), [GoDaddy]({{< relref "dns-godaddy" >}}), [Hetzner DNS]({{< relref "dns-hetzner" >}}), [Hostinger DNS]({{< relref "dns-hostinger" >}}), [DigitalOcean]({{< relref "dns-digitalocean" >}}), or [Gandi]({{< relref "dns-gandi" >}}).