Granted, if you accidentally delete an ‘A’ record or amend the wrong thing in your domain’s DNS, you could break the company website and suddenly stop emails being sent and received… but follow instructions to the letter and this shouldn’t happen!
In short, configuring your domain DNS for Pardot number phone in cambodia means adding records to the domain, not editing or removing any (except for the SPF record which we will get into).
Let’s dig into each part of the process step-by-step.
What is ‘DNS’?
DNS stands for Domain Name System. In a nutshell, DNS translates domain names into IP addresses, which browsers then use to load web pages. Think of it as a phonebook for the internet.
For the purpose of setting up your Pardot domain, you don’t really need to understand more about DNS, other than to know that it’s where your domain records live. Domain records are essentially little instructions for the domain that help browsers understand more about a domain and how to interact with it.
You’ll find your DNS in whichever registrar you used to purchase your domain or within the settings of your chosen website host, depending on your website setup. Popular domain and hosting providers include Kinsta, Bluehost, GoDaddy, Cloudflare, 123Reg, and Siteground.
Some hosting providers provide in-platform email features but most of the time, we want to use external email clients like Outlook or Gmail. For example, to use @marcloudconsulting.com as my email domain instead of @gmail.com, the DNS for marcloudconsulting.com needs to be configured correctly.
The same concept applies to sending emails from a custom domain in Pardot. In order for servers to use your domain for emails, and to ensure the best deliverability rate, the DNS must contain the right instructions.
For the below, you will need Pardot Administrator permissions and you will need to head to Pardot Settings > Domain Management.