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DNS Management

Manage DNS records on Hostinger nameservers from hPanel — add or edit A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records, restore DNS snapshots, and handle propagation.

DNS records route your domain's traffic to websites, email, and third-party services.

Note: DNS management in hPanel is only available when your domain uses Hostinger's nameservers. If DNS lives at another provider, manage it there.

Open DNS settings

  1. Go to Domains in hPanel.

  2. Click your domain.

  3. Click DNS / Nameservers.

The DNS Zone Editor is also available from a website's dashboard sidebar, so you can edit records without leaving the site view.

Record types

Type
Purpose
Example

A

Points to an IPv4 address

@ → 185.0.0.1

AAAA

Points to an IPv6 address

@ → 2001:db8::1

CNAME

Alias to another domain

www → yourdomain.com

MX

Mail server for the domain

@ → mail.hostinger.com (priority 10)

TXT

Free-text (verification, SPF, DKIM)

@ → "v=spf1 include:... ~all"

NS

Authoritative nameservers

@ → ns1.dns-parking.com

SRV

Service locator records

App/protocol-specific

CAA

Allowed certificate authorities

@ → 0 issue "letsencrypt.org"

Add a record

  1. Click Add record.

  2. Select the type.

  3. Fill in:

    • Name/Host — @ for root, www for www.yourdomain.com, or a subdomain

    • Value/Points to — IP, domain, or text value

    • TTL — cache lifetime in seconds; default is fine

    • Priority — required for MX and SRV; lower = higher priority

  4. Click Save.

Edit or delete

Find the record → click Edit or Delete → confirm.

DNS snapshots

Hostinger keeps snapshots of your DNS zone, so a bad edit isn't fatal:

  1. Open your domain's DNS page and find DNS snapshots (also labeled Restore DNS Snapshot).

  2. Pick a snapshot from before the change.

  3. Restore — the zone reverts to that state.

Tip: Making a risky change (switching email providers, re-pointing a live site)? Note the current snapshot time first, so you know exactly what to restore to.

Propagation

DNS changes can take up to 24–48 hours to propagate globally — often sooner. Check status at dnschecker.org or whatsmydns.net.

Common setups

Using Hostinger Email? Don't add these records by hand — the Email Domain Settings page sets up MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for you.

Point www to root

Google Workspace email

Domain verification (TXT)

SPF

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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