How to Point a Domain to Your VPS Server

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This article provides a guide for how to point a domain to your VPS server.

This article will discuss the most common and simple method of pointing a domain name to a VPS server:

The easiest way to point a domain to your VPS server is by creating an A Record in your domain's DNS records.

Locate the IP address (IPv4) of your VPS server (this information can be found in the Welcome Email - See: Viewing Your Email History).
From your Domain provider (where you manage the domain's DNS), create an A Record using the following format:
```
<domain_host>      IN    A      <your_vps_ip>
```
The result should resemble:
```
www      IN    A      1.2.3.4
```
where your domain is www.domain.tld and your VPS IPv4 address is 1.2.3.4

Similarly, you can create an AAAA record to point your add IPv6 compatibility to your domain.

Locate the IPv6 address of your VPS server (this information can be found in the Welcome Email - See: Viewing Your Email History).
From your Domain provider (where you manage the domain's DNS), create an AAAA Record using the following format:
```
<domain_host>      IN    AAAA      <your_vps_ip>
```
The result should resemble:
```
www      IN    AAAA      2606:aec0:1000::1
```
where your domain is www.domain.tld and your VPS IPv4 address is 2606:aec0:1000::1

For domains registered at Rad Web Hosting, these records can be created and managed using the DNS Manager interface.

You now know how to point a domain to your VPS server.

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