Learn to configure reverse DNS on your VPS
In this article, you will learn how to configure reverse DNS on your Cloud VPS/Managed Cloud VPS. Reverse DNS is technically the opposite of forward DNS where Reverse DNS returns the hostname of an IP address. Forward DNS returns the IP address of a hostname. Reverse DNS is mostly used in email servers as a security measure. It does that by verifying the sending server is not a spammer.
Prerequisites
- A VPS or Managed VPS.
Step 1: Log in to your client area
Log in to your client area via https://my.snel.com/clientarea/.
Step 2: Select your VPS / Managed VPS
Select your desired VPS from the Dashboard.
Step 3: Configure rDNS
Select More
then click Reverse DNS
.
Here you can assign the IP address to the reverse DNS. Once you have done that, click Update Reverse DNS
.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have now configured reverse DNS for your VPS/Managed VPS in the client area.
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