Dyn Domain Configuration

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

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Before You Begin

Be sure that you have a:

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 Dyn DNS account in a new tab before you continue.

Configure DNS Records on Dyn

A Record

  1. Click Overview then Manage from the far right menu.

  2. Navigate to Simple Editor > Records.

  3. Select A from the record type dropdown menu.

  4. Enter the A record value provided by Pantheon in the IP Address field.

  5. Select desired Time to Live (TTL).

  6. Click Add.

AAAA Records

  1. Select AAAA from the record type dropdown menu.
  2. Enter the first AAAA record value provided by Pantheon in the IP Address field.
  3. Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
  4. Click Add.
  5. Repeat steps 1-4 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. Select A from the record type dropdown menu.
  2. Enter the A record value provided by Pantheon (e.g. 23.185.0.2) in the IP Address field.
  3. Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
  4. Click Add.

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