Bring your own domain
Connect a domain you already own.
You keep the domain at your registrar. You add a few DNS records there, and StackPylon does the rest. Here is exactly what those records look like.
How it works
Add the domain in the panel
Choose whether it is for a website, for email, or both. The panel creates the records for your account.
Open your registrar’s DNS page
Sign in where you bought the domain and open the page called DNS, DNS records or Zone editor.
Copy each record across
Every record has a copy button in the panel. Paste the type, name and value exactly as shown.
Wait for the green checks
Most changes are seen within an hour; some registrars take up to 48 hours. The panel checks for you and turns on SSL when the website records are correct.
Records for your website
These send visitors of yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com to your StackPylon hosting.
| Type | Name / Host | Value / Points to | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | @ | 203.0.113.10 | Sends yourdomain.com to your hosting |
| CNAME | www | yourdomain.com. | Sends www.yourdomain.com to the same place |
Records for your email
These tell the world that StackPylon receives your mail, and prove that mail sent from your domain is really yours.
| Type | Name / Host | Priority | Value / Points to | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX | @ | 10 | mx1.stackpylon.com. | Receives your mail |
| MX | @ | 20 | mx2.stackpylon.com. | Backup mail server |
| TXT | @ | — | v=spf1 include:_spf.stackpylon.com ~all | Lists who may send mail as your domain |
| TXT | sp1._domainkey | — | v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAx3…(full key shown in your panel) | Signs your outgoing mail |
| TXT | _dmarc | — | v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com | Tells receivers what to do with fake mail |
TTL: 3600 (TTL)
If something doesn’t turn green
Remove old records
Delete any older A record for “@” or “www”, and any old MX records, so there is only one answer.
Only one SPF record
A domain can have only one TXT record starting with v=spf1. Merge ours into it if you already have one.
Don’t add the domain twice
Some registrars add your domain to the name automatically. If the name shows as yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com, type only the part before it.
Still stuck?
Send us the domain name and we’ll look at the records with you.
We don’t sell domains
StackPylon focuses on hosting and email. Buy or keep your domain at any registrar; it works the same way.