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Add DNS records at InMotion Hosting

These are the steps for InMotion Hosting. For what the records do and how to check the setup afterwards, see Subdomain setup.

Datahash tells you which record type to use and gives you the values. Follow the matching section below and enter the values you were given.

Both record types start the same way in InMotion Hosting, so these screenshots cover either one.

Getting to the DNS records panel6 screenshots

  1. The InMotion Hosting marketing homepage, with the Spring Special ad for dedicated servers.
  2. The AMP Account Management Panel, with cPanel boxed under Manage My Account for the hosting plan.
  3. The cPanel home screen, with the sidebar blurred and the Administration and Help, Preferences, Mail, Files and Logs panels visible.
  4. The cPanel Domains section further down the page, with the sidebar blurred and Advanced DNS Zone Editor boxed.
  5. The Advanced DNS Zone Editor, with the domain dropdown open listing the account's domains.
  6. The Advanced DNS Zone Editor for the selected domain, with the Add a Record form above the Zone File Records table.

Adding NS records

Section titled “Adding NS records”

  1. Sign in to InMotion Hosting and click cPanel.

  2. In the window that opens, click Advanced DNS Zones Edition under Domains.

  3. Choose the domain.

  4. In the Add a Record section choose NS as the type, enter one nameserver value, and click Add Record.

You will have been given four nameserver values. Repeat the last two steps until all four records exist. A delegation with one of the four missing looks complete in the DNS zone and does not resolve.

Every screenshot for this record type is in Getting to the DNS records panel at the top of the page.

Adding a CNAME record

Section titled “Adding a CNAME record”

  1. Sign in to InMotion Hosting, click cPanel, then Advanced DNS Zones Edition under Domains.

  2. Choose the domain.

  3. In the Add a Record section choose CNAME as the type, paste the value you were given, and click Add Record.

Every screenshot for this record type is in Getting to the DNS records panel at the top of the page.