Managing DNS for Standalone Domains (Not cPanel hosted)
Access the DNS Manager
Log in to your Client Area.
Click DNS Records in the left-hand sidebar.
If you see “domain is not yet setup for DNS,” click Create zone for domain.
Point Your Domain to Our Nameservers
In your domain registrar’s settings, change the nameservers to:
- ns1.kloudns.co.uk
- ns2.kloudns.co.uk
- ns3.kloudns.co.uk
- ns4.kloudns.co.uk
If your domain is registered with us, click Automatically update nameservers to do this instantly.
Add or Edit DNS Records
In the DNS manager, click Create Record to add a new entry.
Choose a Type (A, CNAME, MX, etc.).
Enter the Name (often “@” for the root domain) and the Hostname or IP address you want to point to.
Adjust Priority for MX records and TTL as needed.
Save each record.
Common Record Types
A Record: Points a name (e.g., @) to an IPv4 address.
CNAME: Aliases one domain to another (e.g., www → your root domain).
MX: Routes email to your mail server (e.g., mx1.krystal.io).
TXT: Stores text-based data (e.g., SPF or verification entries)
Verify Changes
Your change is live on our nameservers as soon as you save it. What takes time is everyone else finding out: resolvers around the internet keep a cached copy of the previous answer until that record's TTL expires, so a change can be visible to you and not yet to someone else. There is no fixed waiting period - it is however long the TTL was.
To watch it happen, use the tools in Useful DNS tools for setup, migration and propagation. If those show the new value everywhere but your own machine still loads the old site, the stale copy is on your computer - see how to flush your computer's DNS cache.
Use these steps any time you need to edit or create DNS records in the Client Area.
Related
- What are Krystal's nameservers?
- Add a domain redirect in DNS Zone Manager - set up a 301 or 302 from the same screen.
- Useful DNS tools for setup, migration and propagation
