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Is your domain pointed right?

Type a domain or subdomain and we’ll read its public DNS records, then tell you in plain words where it points today and what to change. Free, no sign-up, and we don’t keep what you type.

For example example.com or www.example.com. Pasting a whole web address is fine; we’ll pick out the name.

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Your report shows up here: where the name points, who runs its DNS, and what to do next.

What this checks

  • Where the name points: its CNAME alias, or its A and AAAA addresses.
  • Who runs its DNS: the nameservers, which is where records are changed.
  • Whether a CAA record would stop an HTTPS certificate from being issued.
  • Whether the name receives email, so you know which records to leave alone.
  • For a root domain, where the www version points too.
  • Whether a Mini Casa ownership record exists (yes or no; we never read what it says).

What we keep

Nothing about you or the name you check. We count how many checks run each day, and that’s all. The name travels in the form, never in the web address, so it doesn’t end up in links or your browser history.

Questions people ask

What’s the difference between a CNAME and an A record?

An A record points a name at an IP address. A CNAME points a name at another name, and that name’s addresses are used instead. CNAMEs suit subdomains like www, because the service you point at can change its addresses without you lifting a finger.

Why can’t I put a CNAME on my root domain?

The root of a domain (example.com, without www) also holds the records for its email and its nameservers, and DNS rules don’t let a CNAME sit beside other records. Use A records at the root, or an ALIAS or flattened CNAME if your DNS host offers one.

I changed my records. Why does this still show the old ones?

DNS answers are cached for as long as each record’s TTL says, often an hour and sometimes a day. We ask DNS the same way a browser would, so an old answer can show here for a while after you change it. Check again a little later.

Will changing my website records break my email?

Not if you leave the MX records, and any TXT records your email provider asked for, as they are. Email and websites use different records, and this report lists your mail records so you know which ones to keep.

Is the checker free?

Yes, and there’s nothing to sign up for. A gentle limit on checks per minute and per day keeps it quick for everyone.