List of DNS Records Supported by the Free Joker.com Nameservice
Overview of supported records and short explanations:
URL Forwarding:
Redirects your domain to an external website (URL). Please also see How to use the web/URL forwarding feature of Joker.com?
Email Forwarding:
Creates email addresses for your domain. Emails are forwarded to your existing external mail account. Please also see How to configure Email forwarding?
A Record:
Binds your domain or hosts within the domain with an IPv4 address. Allows to create e.g. 'www.your-domain.com" pointing to an external IP address
DYNA Record:
Part of the Dynamic DNS Service - binds your domain or host with your provider's temporary IP address. The IP can be automatically updated using your router device, or a client program. Dynamic DNS (DynDNS) must be enabled for your domain.
MX Record:
Defines which email server is responsible for accepting emails for your domain. Please also see here MX records.
AAAA Record:
Binds your domain or host within the domain with an IPv6 address.
DYNAAAA Record:
Part of the Dynamic DNS Service - binds your domain or host with your provider's temporary IPv6 address. The IP can be automatically updated using your router device, or a client program. Dynamic DNS (DynDNS) must be enabled for your domain.
CNAME Record:
Maps your domain- or hostname to another domain- or hostname. This is an easy way to define a single host with an A record (your-domain.com pointing to IP) and create aliases for 'www.your-domain.com' and 'blog.your-domain.com'. Please also see here CNAME records.
ALIAS:
Similar to CNAME but ALIAS can also be applied to the domain itself. ALIAS records are not compatible with DNSSEC. More details can be found here.
DNAME:
Similar to CNAME but DNAME refers to all subordinate hosts (subdomains) of an entry. Further details can be found here DNAME records.
SPF Record:
Sender Policy Framework - used to detect email spoofing to prevent SPAM. There are several free online SPF record creators available, e.g. here.
TXT Record:
Creates a TXT record to handle the implementation of several specific tasks. This can also be used to request Let's Encrypt SSL certificates. Please also see here TXT records.
SRV Record:
Specifies the location of the server(s) for a specific protocol and domain. Please also see here SRV records.
NAPTR Record:
Specifies a regular expression-based rewrite rule that, when applied to an existing string, will produce a new domain label or URI. Please also see here NAPTR records.
NS Record:
Specifies a responsible nameserver for a domain or subdomain. Please also see here NS records.
CAA Record:
Lets you specify which Certification Authority (CA) is allowed to issue SSL certificates for your domain or hostname. Please also see here CAA records.