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Setting up WildCard DNS

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Last Updated: April 28, 2015 11:40 AM

If you have a dedicated IP address, you can create a wildcard A record by setting the Host Name value to an * (asterisk).

When you do so, if the subdomain queried does not exist, the server will respond with the IP address specified in the Zone File Editor as the wildcard.

For example, if someone were to visit http://wildcard.mytestdomain.com, and the subdomain "wildcard" does not exist anywhere on the account, the visitor is redirected to the IP address you specified for the wildcard.

NOTE: Web Hosting does not support wildcard DNS queries (more info)

To Set up Wildcard DNS

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. Next to Domains, click Manage.
  3. Click the domain name you want to use, and then select the DNS Zone File tab.
  4. Click Add Record for the domain name you want to update.
  5. From the Record type list, select A (Host).
  6. Complete the following fields:
    • Host Name — Type *.
    • Points to IP Address — Enter the IP address your domain name uses for this host record. For example, you can enter the same IP address you have for the @ record.
    • TTL — Select how long the server should cache the information.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click Save Changes.