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Before You Begin

Be sure that you have a:

• Registered domain name using Network Solutions to host DNS
• Paid Pantheon plan
• Domain connected to the target Pantheon environment (typically Live)

Locate Pantheon's DNS Values

Identify DNS values to point your domain to Pantheon:

1. Navigate to the Site Dashboard and select the target environment (typically Live) then click Domains / HTTPS.
2. Click the Details button next to your domain.

Keep this page open and login to your Network Solutions account in a new tab before you continue.

Configure DNS Records on Network Solutions

A Record

1. Navigate to Account Manager > My Domain Names
2. Select the domain you want to point to Pantheon, then click Manage.
3. Click Change Where Domain Points, then select Advanced DNS.
4. In the IP Address (A records) section, click Edit A Records.

5. The domain likely has a few default values for www and the bare domain. Paste the IP address provided by Pantheon in the Numeric IP field for the existing @ (None) record, then delete any default records like so:

   

6. Select desired Time to Live (TTL).

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   Time to Live (TTL)

   The TTL dictates the lifespan of a DNS record; a shorter time means less time to wait until the changes go into effect. TTLs are always set in seconds with a few common ones being 86400 (24 hours), 43200 (12 hours), and 3600 (1 hour).

   When you make a change to the TTL of an existing record, you need to wait for the old TTL time to pass - that is, if it had been set to 86400, you would need to wait a full 24 hours for the new setting to begin propagating everywhere.

7. Click Save Changes.

8. Once changes are saved, the section of the Advanced DNS interface for A records should look like this:

   

CNAME Record

A CNAME record is required to configure a subdomain (e.g., www.example.com).

1. In the Host Aliases (CNAME Records) section, click Edit CNAME Records.

2. Enter www in the Alias field and enter the CNAME record value provided by Pantheon (e.g. live-example.pantheonsite.io) in the Other Host field:

   

3. Select desired Time to Live (TTL).

4. Click Continue, then Save Changes.

5. Once changes are saved, the section of the Advanced DNS interface for CNAME records should look like this:

   

AAAA Records

Unfortunately, Network Solutions does not support AAAA records, which means you can't route IPv6 traffic to your bare domain with Network Solutions. Failure to route IPv6 traffic to your site can negatively impact performance, especially for mobile devices. If you'd like to add AAAA records, then consider transferring your domain or name server to another DNS host.

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Managing Advanced DNS Records

Next Steps

• Launch Essentials: Domains & HTTPS
• Launch Essentials: Redirect to a Primary Domain