Change DNS records at DigitalOcean

Where the DNS settings live

1. Sign in and go to Networking → Domains.
2. Click the domain to open its records.

Adding a record

1. Choose the record type tab (A, CNAME, MX, TXT...).
2. Enter the Hostname — @ for the root — and the value.
3. Click Create Record.

Editing or deleting a record

1. Click More on the record row → Edit, change it, and save.
2. The same menu has Delete.

Changing the nameservers

1. Set the three DigitalOcean nameservers at your registrar, then add the domain under Networking → Domains.

After you save

DNS changes aren't instant. Resolvers keep the old answer until the previous record's TTL expires, so a record with a 4-hour TTL can take 4 hours to change everywhere. Use the Route Planner's live check to see what the world sees, and the troubleshooting page if it still looks wrong after the TTL has passed.