The CNAME record is also known as the canonical name record. It is used for specifying that a domain name is an alias for another domain, the “canonical” domain. A typical example is the www subdomain which is often set as an alias to the root domain name. In Traffic director, we can enable some […]
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How to create DNS AAAA record in Traffic Director domain?
The AAAA Record points your hostname to an IPv6 address. The record AAAA specifies the IP address (IPv6) for a given host. In other words, it resolves a domain name (or points the domain name) to the correct location by means of the IPv6 address. Why do you need an AAAA record? Let’s say you have a […]
How to Setup Round Robin with Failover?
Round Robin is a load balancing configuration that allows you to distribute web traffic evenly across servers. Each time a record using this configuration is queried, the query will cycle through your endpoints and be returned by the next resource in the queue. Round Robin can also be configured with our Failover service, which is […]
What is IP Filter and how to create rules?
IP Filters are rules you can apply to your records that if a user meets the requirement(s) of the filter, they will be answered with that record. Otherwise, they will be answered with the World/Default. Filters can be created for: regions, countries, cities, ASN (Autonomous System Network) of the resolving name server, /24 IPv4 EDNS […]
How to direct traffic based on geographic location?
Geo Proximity rules allow system administrators to specify the location or the longitude & latitude of their hosted servers (data center locations). Once configured, the traffic director will automatically calculate which server is closest to the end-querying client in real-time. Geo Proximity can also be used with Failover and is highly customizable and scalable. Geo […]
How to create a Health Check in Traffic Director?
Health Check tests the performance of your server to ensure it’s online. Health Check allows us to determine the status of the server so that the traffic director can switch to the available server if the primary goes offline. Health Check can only be enabled for A, AAAA, CNAME, and ANAME records with Failover or […]
How to create DNS A record in Traffic Director domain?
The A Record points your hostname to an IP address. This is one of the most frequently used records in the DNS Zones and it is an essential part of your DNS configuration. Record A specifies the IP address (IPv4) for a given host. In other words, it resolves a domain name (or points the […]
How to add a Traffic Director domain in 5centsCDN?
Our intelligent traffic management service makes it easy to implement a multi-CDN infrastructure that puts you in control of performance and cost. You can simply start with a strategy that directs traffic to the preferred CDN based on the country, state, or ASN (autonomous system number) of your users. Follow the steps to add a […]