DreamHost Domain Configuration

Learn how to point your DreamHost domain to a Pantheon site.

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Before You Begin

Be sure that you have a:

Configure DNS Records on DreamHost

A Record

  1. Navigate to Panel > Domains > Manage Domains and click DNS.
  2. Leave the Name field blank, select A from the Type dropdown menu, and enter the A record value provided by Pantheon in the Value field.
  3. Click Add record now!.

AAAA Records

  1. Navigate to Panel > Domains > Manage Domains and click Add IP.
  2. Click the Add IPv6 Now button and enter the AAAA record value provided by Pantheon.
  3. Repeat steps 1-2 for the second AAAA record value provided by Pantheon. There are two AAAA records for improved uptime and reliability.

A Record for subdomain

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

  1. Navigate to Panel > Domains > Manage Domains and click DNS.
  2. Leave the Name field blank, select A from the Type dropdown menu, and enter the A record value provided by Pantheon (e.g. 23.185.0.2) in the Value field.
  3. Click Add record now!.

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