Gandi Domain Configuration
Learn how to point your Gandi domain to a Pantheon site.
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Be sure that you have a:
- Registered domain name using Gandi to host DNS
- Paid Pantheon plan
- Domain connected to the target Pantheon environment (typically Live)
Locate Pantheon's DNS Values
Identify DNS values to point your domain to Pantheon:
- Navigate to the Site Dashboard and select the target environment (typically Live) then click Domains / HTTPS.
- Click the Details button next to your domain.
Keep this page open and login to your Gandi account in a new tab before you continue.
Configure DNS Records on Gandi
A Record
Navigate to the domain's management page and click Edit the zone.
Click the Add button and select A from the type dropdown menu.
Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
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Time to Live (TTL)
The TTL dictates the lifespan of a DNS record; a shorter time means less time to wait until the changes go into effect. TTLs are always set in seconds with a few common ones being 86400 (24 hours), 43200 (12 hours), and 3600 (1 hour).
When you make a change to the TTL of an existing record, you need to wait for the old TTL time to pass - that is, if it had been set to 86400, you would need to wait a full 24 hours for the new setting to begin propagating everywhere.
Enter @ in the Name field and enter the A record value provided by Pantheon in the Value field.
Click Submit.
AAAA Records
- Click the Add button and select AAAA from the type dropdown menu.
- Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
- Enter @ in the Name field and enter the first AAAA record value provided by Pantheon in the Value field.
- Click Submit.
- Repeat steps 1-5 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).
- Click the Add button and select A from the type dropdown menu.
- Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
- Enter www in the Name field and enter the A record value provided by Pantheon (e.g.
23.185.0.2) in the Value field. - Click Submit.
- Click the Activate this version button.