Point a Domain at a VPS Without Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Point a domain at a VPS with the right A and AAAA records, skip CNAME-at-apex traps, and keep mail plus ACME working after you cut over DNS.
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14 practical DNS & TLS articles from Netbay Engineering — written for operators running Linux and Windows VPS in India.
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Point a domain at a VPS with the right A and AAAA records, skip CNAME-at-apex traps, and keep mail plus ACME working after you cut over DNS.
Map A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT records to real traffic so your domain reaches the VPS, mail still works, and ACME can prove you own the name.