How do I change DNS records for my domain?

Domains using cp.blacknighthosting.com and ns1-4.blacknightdns.com nameservers

And domains where the registration has been moved to the new platform

Domains > Manage DNS > Click the Edit Zone (pencil) icon to the right of the domain in question

Put @ in the name field if you want a record on the domainname itself
You generally don't need to change the TTL
You should not change the NS records for the root of the domain. Please follow our instructions for changing nameservers instead
If you are copying DNS records for a new Domain Alias then note down the DNS records on your primary domain as per the above, then go back and edit your new domain, and re-create all the DNS records there. You most likely only need the @ and www. A records depending on your needs.

Older domains using cp.blacknight.com and ns1-4.blacknight.com nameservers

(excluding domains where the registration has been moved to the new platform)

Home > Hosted Domains > domainname > DNS > DNS Records

If adding a record for @ then leave the first field empty, this just refers to the domain itself.
If you cannot click Add new DNS record here then you might need to enable Zone Management Ability under:
- Home > Hosted Domains > domain name > Edit
You might need to remove the default parking hosting, or any forwarding\web hosting you set up first. That is under:
- Home > Hosted Domains > domain name > Web > Remove Hosting
- If the domain is using website hosting then this can remove files and databases.
If pointing the email for your domain somewhere else then you can remove mail hosting from our side under:
- Home > Hosted Domains > domain name > Mail > Remove Hosting
- You can ignore this if there is no Mail tab. This will remove email accounts you created through us, and their contents.

Some common records you might want to add:

A Record

This points a hostname to a server by the server IP Address. This is the most common kind of DNS record. Examples are:
mydomainname.com (or @mydomainname.com depending on the platform) - pointing to server 81.17.252.110
www.mydomainname.com - pointing to server 81.17.252.110
sub.mydomainname.com - pointing to server 81.17.248.40

Where mydomainname.com is your own domain and the series of numbers - the IP address, is the IP address of the server you are pointing the domain to. Typically you can get this information from your hosting provider.

To set up an A record select the A record from the drop down menu when creating a new DNS record. Put the first part of the hostname excluding the domainname.com part into the first field (leave blank if setting it up for just the domainname.com and put in * for a wildcard A record). Put the IP address in to the IP Address field and then submit\finish.

MX Record

MX records control where the email for a domain goes. You typically want to set these up for domainname.com itself, pointing to something like mail.domainname.com or your mail service provider.

CNAME Records

A CNAME record is pretty much the same as an A record however instead of pointing a hostname to an IP Address it points to a hostname. For example:
www.mydomainname.com - pointing to ghs.google.com

To set up a CNAME select the CNAME option from the drop down menu when creating a new DNS record. Put the first part of the hostname excluding the domainname.com part into the first field. Put the hostname\value in to the Canonical Name field and ensure to put a . at the end of the hostname here, then submit\finish.