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Add DNS records at OVH

These are the steps for OVH. 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 OVH, so these screenshots cover either one.

Getting to the DNS records panel2 screenshots

  1. The OVHcloud dashboard, with the account name pixelated in the Welcome heading and the latest payment statuses for two domains below it.
  2. The OVHcloud Control Panel landing page, with the Web Cloud tab boxed in red and Domain names at the top of the left sidebar.

Adding NS records

Section titled “Adding NS records”

  1. Sign in to OVH.

  2. Go to the Web Cloud section.

  3. Click Domain Names, find the domain and click DNS Server.

  4. Click Modify DNS servers and enter one nameserver value.

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 server list and does not resolve.

NS record walkthrough3 screenshots

  1. The domain's General information tab, with the domain boxed in red under Domain names in the sidebar and DNS servers boxed among the tabs.
  2. The DNS servers tab, with Modify DNS servers boxed in red at the top right and the two current nameservers listed Enabled.
  3. The DNS servers tab after saving, with a banner giving propagation around 48 hours, the two new nameservers In progress and the two previous ones Deleting.

Adding a CNAME record

Section titled “Adding a CNAME record”

  1. Sign in to OVH and go to the Web Cloud section.

  2. Open DNS Zone, tick the domain and click Add an entry.

  3. Click CNAME records, paste the value you were given, and submit.

CNAME record walkthrough2 screenshots

  1. The DNS zone tab, with Add an entry boxed in red above the records table of NS, MX, A, TXT and CNAME rows.
  2. Step 1 of 3 of the Add an entry to the DNS zone dialog, with CNAME boxed in red among the Pointer records buttons.